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Joan of Arc, in the presence of Charles VII, King of France, answers the questions of the prelates; she anounces her mission and the visions which have revealed her task. Gillot Saint-Evre, Oil on Canvas, 142 x 167 cm. In the Louvre, Paris, France (notes)
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The Battle of Crécy
Image depicting the Battle of Crécy, during the Hundred Years' War, in which Edward...
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Henry II
Henry II, depicted in a coloured printed wood engraving, c. 1860.
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House of Plantagenet
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Louis IX
Louis IX, carrying the hand of justice, detail from the Ordonnances de l'Hotel du...
Giraudon/Art Resource, New York
Philip IV
Philip IV, detail of the statue from his tomb, 14th century; in the abbey church...
Archives Photographiques, Paris
Edward II
Edward II, detail of a watercolour manuscript illumination, mid-15th century; in...
Courtesy of the trustees of the British Library
Charles IV
Charles IV receiving his sister Isabella and her son Edward from England, miniature...
Giraudon/Art Resource, New York
Edward III
Edward III, watercolour, 15th century; in the British Library (Cotton MS. Julius...
By permission of the British Library
Philip VI
Philip VI, detail from a French manuscript, 14th century; in the Bibliothèque Nationale,...
Courtesy of the Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Battle of Sluis during the Hundred Years' War
Battle of Sluis during the Hundred Years' War, illustration from Jean Froissart's...
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Jean-Simon Berthélemy: The Courageous Action of Eustache de Saint-Pierre at the Siege of Calais
The Courageous Action of Eustache de Saint-Pierre at the Siege of Calais,...
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Auguste Rodin: The Burghers of Calais
The Burghers of Calais, bronze sculpture by Auguste Rodin commemorating...
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David II
David II of Scotland.
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second pandemic of the Black Death in Europe
The second pandemic of the Black Death in Europe (1347–51).
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Edward the Black Prince
Edward The Black Prince, illustration after a stained glass window from St. Stephen's...
From Dress and Decorations of the Middle Ages by Henry Shaw, 1843
John II
John II, portrait by an unknown French artist, 14th century; in the Louvre, Paris.
Archives Photographiques, Paris
Étienne Marcel
Étienne Marcel, statue in Paris.
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Charles V
Charles V (the Wise), sculpture by an unknown artist; in the Louvre Museum, Paris.
Archives Photographiques, Paris
Bertrand du Guesclin
Bertrand du Guesclin, head of a funerary statue by T. Pirvé and R. Loisel; in the...
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John I and John of Gaunt
John I (right) entertaining John of Gaunt (on his right), miniature from a late 15th-century...
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Richard II
Richard II.
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Richard II: Peasants' Revolt
Richard II entering London during the Peasants' Revolt, 1381.
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Peasants' Revolt
The death of Wat Tyler (left) and Richard II addressing the peasants (right), miniature...
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Charles VI the Well-Beloved
Charles VI the Well-Beloved, detail of a miniature from a contemporary manuscript;...
Courtesy of the Bibliothèque Publique et Universitaire, Geneva
Charles VI of France
Charles VI of France receiving English envoys, illustration from Jean Froissart's...
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Henry IV
Henry IV, king of England.
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Battle of Agincourt
Battle of Agincourt (1415).
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John, duke of Burgundy
John, duke of Burgundy (John the Fearless), portrait by an unknown master of the...
Courtesy of the Musée Royal des Beaux-Arts, Antwerp; photograph, IRPA-KIK, Brussels
Philip III
Philip III, oil on panel by an unknown artist, c. 1460–80; in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
John Plantagenet, duke of Bedford
John Plantagenet, duke of Bedford, praying to St. George, miniature from the Bedford...
Courtesy of the trustees of the British Library
Charles VII
Charles VII, detail of a portrait by Jean Fouquet, c. 1447; in the Louvre, Paris.
Giraudon/Art Resource, New York
Hundred Years' War: Siege of Orléans
The Siege of Orléans (1428–29).
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Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres: painting of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique...
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Capture of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc being captured during her attempt to relieve Compiègne from an English...
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Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc answering the questions of the prelates.
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death of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc being burned at the stake for heresy, May 30, 1431.
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Richard Beauchamp, 13th earl of Warwick
Richard Beauchamp, 13th earl of Warwick, kneeling to receive the appointment of captain...
Reproduced by permission of the British Library
Margaret of Anjou
Margaret of Anjou.
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René I
René I, detail of a portrait by Nicolas Froment, 1475–76; in the Cathedral of St....
Giraudon/Art Resource, New York
Jean d'Orléans, count of Dunois
Jean d'Orléans, count of Dunois, detail from a statue in the chapel of the castle...
H. Roger-Viollet—Hurault
Louis XI
Louis XI.
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Edward IV
Edward IV, portrait by an unknown artist; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
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Charles the Bold
Charles the Bold, detail of a portrait by Rogier van der Weyden, c. 1460; in the...
Courtesy of the Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz
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