How France Built a Standing Army — And Won the Hundred Years’ War (1431–1453) #HundredYearsWar #CharlesVII #MedievalFrance After the death of Joan of Arc, Charles VII transformed France by creating the first permanent royal army in Western Europe, funded by national taxation and supported by gunpowder artillery. This episode explores how these reforms led to the reconquest of Normandy and the decisive victory at the Battle of Castillon in 1453, ending the Hundred Years’ War.
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How France Built a Standing Army — And Won the Hundred Years’ War (1431–1453) #HundredYearsWar #CharlesVII #MedievalFrance After the death of Joan of Arc, Charles VII transformed France by creating the first permanent royal army in Western Europe, funded by national taxation and supported by gunpowder artillery. This episode explores how these reforms led to the reconquest of Normandy and the decisive victory at the Battle of Castillon in 1453, ending the Hundred Years’ War.
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