English lay siege to French Orléans
10/12/1428 AD seiged
The siege took place at the pinnacle of English power during the later stages of the Hundred Years' War. The city held strategic and symbolic significance to both sides of the conflict.
English regent John, Duke of Bedford determined the direction of English arms would be towards the west. As Charles, Duke of Orléans was at the time in English captivity, it would have been contrary to the customs of knightly war to seize the possessions of a prisoner.
Bedford agreed to leave Orléans alone, but, for some reason, changed his mind shortly after the arrival of English reinforcements under Salisbury in July 1428. In a memorandum written in later years, Bedford expressed that the siege of Orléans "was taken in hand, God knoweth by what advice", suggesting it was probably Salisbury's idea, not his
