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| 1419 |
| | | John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, is murdered by the Armagnac faction in the presence of the dauphin - escalating France's civil war | |
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| 1420 |
| | | The treaty of Troyes, between the English and the Burgundian faction, grants Henry V the status of heir to the French throne | |
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| 1420 |
| | | Henry V marries Catherine, daughter of the French king and sister of the rightful heir to the kingdom, the dauphin, who is on the opposing side | |
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| 1421 |
| | | The third Ming emperor moves the capital from Nanjing to Beijing and begins laying out the Forbidden City | |
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| 1422 |
| | | The dauphin proclaims himself Charles VII of France, but with Paris in the hands of his enemies he is known as the king of Bourges | |
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| 1422 |
| | | Henry VI, son of Henry V and Catherine of France, is king of England and theoretically king of France before his first birthday | |
|  | Stamp signature of Henry VI in 1436
National Archives, Kew
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| c. 1425 |
| | | The Temple of Heaven in Beijing is built for the third emperor of the Ming dynasty | |
|  | Temple of Heaven, Beijing
Fotofile CG
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| 1428 |
| | | A peasant girl, Joan of Arc, hears the voices of saints urging her to relieve the siege of Orléans | |
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| 1429 |
| | | Joan of Arc wins her way into the presence of Charles VII at Chinon and persuades him, eventually, to trust her | |
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| 1429 |
| | | Joan of Arc leads French forces in the successful relief of Orléans | |
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