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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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| 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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| c. 1422 |
| | | Jan Zizka wins a series of victories against papal armies, using the mobile barricade which becomes known as his 'war wagon fortress' | |
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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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| 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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| 1429 |
| | | Joan of Arc stands nearby while Charles VII is anointed at Reims, then kneels before him and for the first time calls him her king | |
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| 1430 |
| | | Joan of Arc is captured in a skirmish with the Burgundians, who subsequently hand her over to the English | |
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| 1431 |
| | | Joan of Arc, tried by the Inquisition on behalf of the English in Rouen, is burned at the stake as a relapsed heretic | |
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