IOTL, in 1429 Joan of Arc came out of nowhere & got Charles VII crowned King of
France on July 17, 1429. But on May 23,
1430, she was captured & executed a year
later by the English. OK, what if-
At any time between his coronation & Joan's
capture, Charles dies (of anything; heck, maybe he's hit by the 15th century equiva-
lent of a bus!) THEN what? Would you have,
for example-
*- A regency peacefully established for the
future Louis XI, all of 7 years old in 1430?
*- Would someone else manage to push
Louis aside & claim the throne? If so,
who?
*- Would the English be able to capatalize
on the situation sufficiently to reverse
the gains the French had recently made
under Joan? Would they even be able to
now WIN the HYW?
*- If a regency is set up, would Joan be
named Regent? Or maybe even out-&
-out Queen of France? (as was discussed
on a thread on this board way back in
2010-2012)
*- If Joan of Arc does not become Regent
or Queen, how is her fate changed from
our timeline? Does she win new victor-
iries? Is killed or captured? Or just goes
back to her native village?
*- Or some other outcome I haven't
thought of?