Hello everyone and welcome to the History of England, Episode 157, Joan of Arc.

It's a long episode this week folks and so no weekly word.

Otherwise we'll all die of old age before the episode finishes and none of us want that,

do we?

This week you see I have the priceless opportunity to use real dialogue from the days of

your.

So the last time we were in France, England was still carrying all before them, continuing

the tradition of Henry's glorious victories with the triumph at Verneuil in 1424.

To Verneu confidence grew amongst the English and Normans, that the English Lordship of Normandy

was here to stay, and as a result many more Normans joined the ranks of Bedford's administration,

and associated their well-being with that of the English.

This had a positive effect on English resources, especially the Norman Estates, who accepted

that their own defence was up to them to pay for.

And also they began to lick their lips with anticipation about the fruits for them of

conquest of French territories to their south.

Attracted by wealth and glory, as ever, the Norman ability bought into the English dream.

The same confidence affected the English, both noble and non-nobal, who now came forward

in much greater numbers to buy property in Normandy.

The English commanders, Warwick, Suffolk, but most of all Salisbury, were confident, successful,

and had expanded English conquests further south, but in 1426 there was a pause while Bedford

was in England.

And then in 1427 the preparation began for a major offensive.

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