HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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If the French won this battle, Joan would be crowned queen.
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If the French lost at Orleans, the English would kill all of the people of the city.
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If the French lost at Orleans, the English could continue south taking more French territory.
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If the French lost at Orleans, no one would support the French Dauphin.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The English siege of Orleans began in October 1428 and lasted seven months. French commander Joan of Arc broke it in seven days.
Detailed explanation-2: -The French win in the Hundred Years’ War has been partially credited to their holding of Orleans. Historians believe that if the English would have taken the city, there is a high probability that the English would have taken all of France, as hoped by Henry V of England.
Detailed explanation-3: -By 1453, the coast of Calais is the only English possession left in France. (1428-1429) Siege of Orleans The siege of Orleans was the turning point of the Hundred Years’ War. After over 80 years of warfare the French finally gained the upper hand with the decisive victory at Orleans.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the Hundred Years’ War, the 17-year-old French peasant Joan of Arc leads a French force in relieving the city of Orleans, besieged by the English since October.