In June French troops crushed the English at Patay, and in July Charles VII was crowned in the cathedral of Reims in the presence of the young warrior prophet who had predicted the event.

The Burgundians were convinced to abandon their alliance with the English and joined King Charles VII instead. By 1453 the English had been forced out of their last major strongholds in southwest ...

She was the niece of the French king, Charles VII. This plan failed, as Henry was strongly criticised by English nobles for losing land in France that England had previously ruled. Henry became ...