The Hundreds of Years War

My first was a mess because school doesn't allow me enough time to make a story so I'll try to make a chronological prose. Here goes...

The French had longed the arrival of the maiden from the prophecy. After 73 years, when France needed her most, still, the people of France waits, in vain.

27 August 1434, after 6 long years of siege, Orléans fell to the English. The Earl of Shrewsbury kept his promise of sparing the city when the people of Orleans surrendered the Armagnac party leaders. With the fall of Orleans and the disbandment of the Armagnac Party, Henry V's dream of conquering all of France is in sight.

2 September 1434, A message was sent by the Earl of Salisbury to The Dauphin Charles VII of France, demanding his surrender. The Dauphin had no other choice, as the city of Orléans was under the threat of being razed and its citizens massacred, should he deny. The dauphin very nearly escaped with an act of cowardice, but his planned betrayal was ruined by his own men. De jure, France is under the rule of the House of Plantagenet.

The Plantegenet placed a total of 30.000 troops in France, not all of them English. In fact, many of the troops were French from Aqutaine, Britanny, and Flanders. These numbers does not include mercenaries and their allies the Burgundians.

The Navarre, which fought alongside the British accepted vassalage, as they fear an attack from either Castille or Aragon as an act of "an eye for an eye" after the loss of France

The war in France has ended, but the War of Europe still await decades to end

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Just a couple of minor comments concerning the map:

You have moved Navarre a bit to the West (it should have no coastline at all, as the Basque lordships joined Castille in the XII-XIII centuries). The northern border of Portugal should be a bit more to the north.

And one question: What made Navarre stay so long in the HYW in this TL? I doubt very much they would do something like becoming vassals of England.
 
Hundred Years War.

Does Henry V still marry Catherine of France is this time line? Does he live? How does Henry VI rule over the combined kingdom? Would'nt his weak personality foment rebellions in France? Would'nt there be trouble with Scotland, if their allies in France are defeated?
 
Interesting. What of Burgundy's attempts to become independent immediately after the Hundred Years War? And of the Duke of Gloucester's marriage to Jacqueline of Holland and Hainaut?
 
2 September 1434, A message was sent by the Earl of Salisbury to The Dauphin Charles VII of France, demanding his surrender. The Dauphin had no other choice, as the city of Orléans was under the threat of being razed and its citizens massacred, should he deny, more than that, it was his not wanting to be labeled a coward. De jure, France is under the rule of the House of Plantagenet.
This does not wash. All the Dauphin has to do is disclaim all responsibility of the action and appeal to the Pope who then threatens any participants plus the King of England with excommunication if the massacre goes ahead. Given that in medieval minds this is a real threat plus citizens of captured cities were often massacred this POD is a non starter. The only real way for the House of Plantagenet to control France is getting their hands on the Dauphin.
 
Sorry for not replying exams :(

Thx for the input, Michael B, gonna change it
I'm not good with maps sowwie Octavian :eek:
I forgot about Henry V's death :eek:
Thx all for enlightening me, this tl is taking a very different turn
 
Henry VI of England was never the figure suited for a kingdom of such size, and of such opposition. The threat was not from France itself, down with one-third of her population, small rebels occur but it was never very threatening.

The King's peaceful nature led him into a naive dream of a peaceful France achieved with no bloodshed. Of course this is Europe and it may never be possible
 
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