Battle of Formigny 1450 - Hundred Years' War DOCUMENTARY

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Kings and Generals animated historical animated documentary series on the Hundred Years' War continues with a video on the aftermath of the siege of Orleans of 1429 ( • Siege of Orleans 1429 ... ). France, led by Charles VII and Joan of Arc is ascendant, and its reconquest continues despite the fact that Joan was executed by the English in 1431. Charles VII reforms the army, adding standing units and artillery corps, which changes the balance of power forever. In this video, we will see how the French managed to reconquer most of northern France and will talk about the battle of Formigny fought in 1450.
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If you guys are taking suggestions for videos an interesting topic that I came across is Stephen Biddle's Formal Model for "Modern Force Deployment" and determining whether or not an attacking force could hypothetically breakthrough a defensive position. Since it revolves around building a model it is very math heavy and my my forte. I would love your opinions on it considering your original backgrounds! I also have his book if you need it.

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[@ritabanerjee7597]

@@manu_thind They did not add shivaji and was the reason of the beginning of the Maratha Empire , he fighted gurilla war against the vast Mughal empire and eventually won it , he is still worshipped as a god who defended Hinduism from the muslims

[@gelindark]

Cool, Overwatch with only Divas

[@firestorm1088]

The irony is that court documents are some of the best historical sources we have, so by putting Joan on trial the English essentialy guaranteed her immortality.

[@hhale]

One wonders if Charles VII sat back when asked if he planned to try to rescue Joan of Arc and said allowed, "but why? her martyrdom will be her finest hour."

[@casper191985]

@@NapoleonAquila do you have a foot?

[@Hanzo615]

@@hhale Lol no. The guy was nicknamed " Well served " because his advisors were basically running the kingdom. He only had her canonized as a saint later on because it was pointed out to him that not doing anything for the person who brought him on the throne would not exactly make him look good. That's not even mentioning how the french clergy convicted her to death in the first place, which makes her fate all the more tragic .

[@aoki6332]

@@Hanzo615 did she not was only officially canonized in 1920 though ?

[@DJYC21215]

There is no Immortality in Death.

[@WilliamTehConqueror]

The start of every eu4 France game...

[@oscarhf7569]

Then you get a coalition for taking a single core province 😔

[@RexOlafusVidulusMagnus]

that's after the Battle of Varna

[@WilliamTehConqueror]

@@oscarhf7569 when you try to take Calais as well as Normandy

[@oscarhf7569]

@@WilliamTehConqueror it’s like “man this land is rightfully French and is actively seeking to rejoin France but OOOOOOOOOHHHH BOY YOU BETTER NOT TAKE IT what’s that? Oh yeah sure commonwealth you can annex Russia”

[@FCGroningen1987]

@@oscarhf7569 Declare reconquest before the Maine event triggers

[@SergioGarcia-ds8yz]

This is awesome. Usually only english victories are told with epicness and then a gap followed by a “finally French won” without further detailed explanation

[@jenspetersen672]

Hehe so true

[@dennisgichohi5392]

This is so accurate, even in Wikipedia there so vivid about English victories but when it's French they are underwhelming

[@BoxStudioExecutive]

It’s hilarious, there are so many English victories according to English historiography it makes you wonder how they lost

[@sanctionh2993]

It's just human nature. Go to any country that was involved in WW II, and they will tell you how their country saved the war.

[@jnes624]

@@dennisgichohi5392 losses are easy to find on wikipedia, stop exaggerating

[@nestorvargas2399]

A shame that the anglophone world don’t really hear much about how France rebounded after its great defeats to the English. All people hear about from this world is either the great English victories with long bows or Joan of arc, finally a documentary that gives light to the modernization of the French army and how they too, won crushing victories

[@robbson2390]

The big reason for the focus on English victories is partially historical bias on the behalf of Anglophone historians but also that English victories tended to be a lot more politically damaging for France, since the wars were fought in France, especially Agincourt (which I constantly see being described as 'overrated') that wiped out a large part of the martial French nobility. French victories, thought militarily equally as damaging, lacked the political consequences that English victories often brought about. Also, it can be argued that peasant longbowmen underdogs make a better story to tell than the victories of the French elite cavalry. Either way, any serious historiography takes the crushing nature French victories throughout the Wars into account.

[@robbson2390]

@@andrelaverdiere9181 And that only happened because we were at war with ourselves.

[@michaelj132]

These days I think this is mostly a myth. I see these comments on every video of a British defeat that I watch. Also is it strange that Anglo world celebrates Anglo victories? I am not sure that it is different anywhere else. If you don't want to see those type of videos you have the option to not watch. If nobody watched them then creators would not make them.

[@andrejsokolov9431]

@@robbson2390 Actually, the War of the roses began because the flow of loot from France stopped. The British are very fond of rearranging cause and effect.

[@andrejsokolov9431]

@@andrelaverdiere9181 Thank you for your kind words. . We are grateful to France for so many things. Merci beaucoup.

[@JohnnyElRed]

Wait. French cavalry not jumping ar every opportunity to make a charge, and recognizing the value of other military units? What kind of madness is this?

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

French were pioneers of combined arms in medieval times, especially in 15th and 16th century. It's just that in 16th century Spanish tercio proved superior.

[@alexiosikomnenos7749]

@@aleksapetrovic6519 He is referencing events like the battle of Varna where the french cavalry charged on its own

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

@@alexiosikomnenos7749 There were no French in Battle of Varna.

[@danielrosu5186]

@@aleksapetrovic6519 He probably ment Nicopolis.

[@barrage1308]

@@aleksapetrovic6519 french knights where there

[@gfilmer7150]

The time of The Lancasters is over... The time of The Yorks has begun...

[@abcdef27669]

You can't write "York" without "Ork"...

[@gfilmer7150]

@@abcdef27669 True. York were Sauron's puppets confirmed!

[@rudman97]

22:53 The time of Plantagenet dynasty was coming to an end as the land of William of Normandy went to the French hand.

[@gfilmer7150]

@@rudman97 “Broken dreams so vast Sing of his final stand”

[@lesdodoclips3915]

@@gfilmer7150 long live sir Talbot

[@oortiz915]

English ready to fight the French using the same tactics. French use new tactics. English: "Oi, that's illegal!"

[@Tareltonlives]

Part of the collapse was that Bedford's wife, sister of Phillip of Burgundy, also died in the same year as her husband. The power couple was the link between England and Burgundy, and without that link, the alliance was doomed against the canny Charles VI. Phillip and Charles were skilled diplomats, politicians and strategists, and Bedford's successors weren't.

[@Tareltonlives]

The defection of Burgundy opened the gates of Paris, but it was the defection of Brittany that won the battle for Normandy.

[@deadking8224]

@@Tareltonlives They were basically neutral in the War before Henry V's Campaign. Jean IV even became Duke with mostly English help in 1364 and several English Camps stayed in Brittany for a long time having lots of influence on the Duchy until the Breton Lords chased out the Duke with the help of The French Crown. The Duke went into exile in England but returned a few years later and reclaimed the Duchy with English help in around 1378. After that Duke Jean IV mainly maintained neutrality between England and France

[@swastiksarkar5097]

Charles VII. Charles VI was his idiotic dad. One was called Charles the mad and the other was called Charles the Victorious.

[@tonyhawk94]

From The Bureau brothers to Napoleon and even the gunners of Verdun, France the country of artillery masters !

[@PewPewPlasmagun]

I am terribly sorry but that was centuries past. The light of France has never glowed more dimly.

[@tonyhawk94]

@@PewPewPlasmagun Oh yes then why the Americans are currently copying the French artillery system Caesars ? (Brutus project) :)

[@jscarpa2002]

They had good cavalry too.

[@tonyhawk94]

@@Joshuavanalst Russia isn't specially a country of artillery.

[@basedkaiser5352]

@@Joshuavanalstyour intelligence left the chat.

[@earthenjadis8199]

After her execution, it took Joan of Arc almost 500 years to be canonized as a saint. But as for England, they're going to be CANNONized in the next Kings & Generals video on the 100 Years' War. Stay tuned!

[@jnes624]

quite funny that it took cannon for the massive population country to win

[@earthenjadis8199]

@@jnes624 Cannon is the future, baby. God is always on the side of the army with the SUPERIOR FIREPOWER.

[@nolletthibault2031]

@@jnes624 Quite funny that some people still use dumb arguments like that despite it having been debunked a thousand time.

[@ennui9745]

@@jnes624 I mean, the HYW was pretty much a war between two French dynasties to decide who would rule France. France's larger population would have been a non-factor if they could have been convinced that the Plantagenets were legitimate rulers of France.

[@aoki6332]

@@ennui9745 yeah and the French countryside was ravaged good to have population but if you cant arms them its useless while england had the channel to protect there land this war could have lead to the destruction of France if neither side could endup stabilizing the monarchy and the other duchy trying to get more power

[@HistoryOfRevolutions]

Voltaire once wrote: "Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road"

[@ki-td5yb]

Great post. Building on that quote, "Cultivate your garden" instead of wasting time and energy throwing stones.

[@thatindiandude4602]

Voltaire had many great quotes :)

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Wow, someone finally shared a Voltaire quote that I dont see in every other comments section. He has so many yet you always see the same tired ones

[@Dairygotmalk]

@@ki-td5yb howabout the ultimate one? "Let he who is without sin throw the first stone." - Jesus Of Nazereth.

[@ravenguard0098]

This is what happens when the french discovers Elan, invests in offensive ideas, gets full Elan event and Jeanne's martyrdom gives massive morale and offensive bonuses and then researches/invests in better gunpowder artillery.

[@synkkamaan1331]

La France can into 150% discipline ?

[@deron2203]

Thank you for releasing this on my birthday! What a great way to end the day!

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Happy birthday stranger!

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Happy birthday 😊

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Happy birthday, fellow history lover! 🙏

[@mikeus69]

How did this comment get posted 10 hours ago?

[@mowm88]

About time the Punchline of this thing got it's due---the French WON. It's not just Agincourt and Crecy but you'd NEVER know that.

[@chrisdaniels3929]

I wondered why the French don't speak English

[@flackstar007]

@@chrisdaniels3929 Kinda off topic, there is this quote by Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) - French Prime Minister “English is just badly pronounced French.” So as time went by the tables turned it seems ^-^

[@tempest3286]

@@flackstar007 what do you mean the tables turned? The conquest of England in 1066 is what started this whole war and what introduced french words into the old germanic English language. The tables never turned, it was like that to begin with.

[@chrisdaniels3929]

@@tempest3286 The wheels turn because before the Germanic tribes Brittania spoke Latin and celtic languages, just like Gaul/ France.

[@chrisdaniels3929]

@@flackstar007 Thanks, I had never seen that quote. Lol. I wonder how serious he was, because Britons think the US can't speak English properly. They split off on their own branch a couple of hundred years ago. I guess in the 15th century the English nobility were still speaking Norman French and looking down on the English speaking people as peasant types.

[@documentaries2206]

We'll see how English longbow fare against French cannon.

[@MikaHolic_Channel_OFFICIAL]

i've played Age of Empires 3 countless times time using French and lemme tell you, I rekt the English factions armies all the time using pretty much only lines of cannons (and some good cavalry). Never fails xD

[@nolletthibault2031]

We missed the occasion to see how they fare against French cavalry without their defensive positions at Patay.

[@ltmatthewakj2466]

Another AOE 2 reference. Hmm I see.

[@martingrof1685]

The English had cannons too though.

[@basedkaiser5352]

@@martingrof1685 still lost

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Fs in the chat for the Maid of Orleans!

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[@davidkish1854]

You can't have a 1444 hundred years war video without talking about the legendary two star generals, jean bureau and jean de Dunois

[@nathanielvashaw2328]

What happened to Joan of Arc in the end was really tragic

[@alex3987654]

Treason from burgondy .... Even after making peace with France they signed their death warrant. Their lands were Taken by France when Philippe's daughter died. They forgot their rank with France

[@gutsjoestar7450]

Tragic for the history. But was a sign of domination to all English to these days

[@gutsjoestar7450]

Joan's death was a Martyr. And gave moral boost to French troops.

[@DarDarBinks1986]

Joan of Arc wasn't beatified as a saint until the early 20th century.

[@fredericksandelia9648]

What is even more tragic is the sight of a whole army of English male (?) soldiers being scared away by a teenage girl.

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

English: ' no you can't use long range weapons against us like we did to you before that's unfair' Bureau Brothers: *Hon Hon canon go Boum*

[@rudman97]

English saw the cannon charge at the field. Byzantine saw the bombard devastating their wall (few years later).

[@xenotypos]

@@rudman97 On a side note, cannons used as a siege weapon (and really difficult to move) were already common decades before Formigny. What the French really changed, was using it on the battlefield, in the open (with cannons adapted for that use). Which was really effective against the longbowmen, which were entrenched and static by nature. It will be more obvious for Castillon battle.

[@MikaHolic_Channel_OFFICIAL]

@@xenotypos yes and such tactic will later be adopted and improved in some way by Napoleon many many years later

[@ltmatthewakj2466]

@@MikaHolic_Channel_OFFICIAL Gustavus Adolphus did it first on mass scale then Frederick the Great and then Napoleon. Movable field artillery

[@xenotypos]

​@@ltmatthewakj2466 Yes Gustavus Aldophus (and the people in Sweden that created those new cannons) made artillery easily movable. The positions could be changed several times in a battle. Let's say it was the next step.

[@razorbird789]

The English failed to evolve our strategy, maintaining Agincourt tactics while France evolved. Victors in war often fall because of their own hubris while losers evolve and return stronger.

[@jnes624]

it was always going to end badly, france had a massive population in comparison

[@xenotypos]

@@jnes624 By gaining the support of the nobles, it would have been possible. The point was never to make France England, just to make the Plantagenet king (which had a solid claim) the king of France. France would have remained France. Before the siege of Orleans, a lot of french nobles were actually beginning to side with the Plantagenets. The most obvious being the ruler of Burgundy. At this point, Joan was the champion of the Armagnac side, not really of France's side yet. I wonder, if the Plantagenets (freshly Anglicized at this point) really won the war, if they would have Francicized back or something. Or come back to the original territory of their house (Anjou). Or maybe they would have reigned in Paris since it was the biggest city.

[@sathyasteve1442]

The Romans would agree with you without question...😂

[@todo9633]

When it comes down to it the issue was money and geography. English commerce was based on cottage industries, mainly textiles, and was centered in the isles, they could never have gotten as many guns and as much gunpowder to the battlefield as the French did.

[@razorbird789]

@@todo9633 gunpowder didn't play a role in this battle beyond the opening. The English could have won by attacking but they had become accustomed to defending against French cavalry charges. Winning the battle would have swayed the ground in Normandy back towards England and allowed a favourable peace deal. It would have secured England instead of destabilising it and would also have drummed up more support in Normandy. There were concerns about overextension so a victory at this battle would have brought about peace again

[@wisdomleader85]

The fact that both sides kept on fighting for over a century after the black death shows how obsessed they were with the land.

[@cliffordjensen8064]

I was wondering about the small size of the armies. Guess the plague was one of the reasons.

[@Madhattersinjeans]

There's a reason that peace in Europe was such a monumental achievement post ww2. Europe has been at war for a truly long long time. Getting any kind of peace there is very rare.

[@aroutledge9565]

Europeans are peaceful people but the hybrids not so much

[@gutsjoestar7450]

Plus at that time. There was no nationalism. No real national identity. How did they manage to defend France against England. ? And have enough will to retakes their country from English

[@wisdomleader85]

@Gentil Chat That's not entirely accurate. English nationalism likely started with the hundred years' war, and was later characterized by the return of the English language (the House of Plantagenets spoke French), symbolized by the publication of The Canterbury Tales.

[@pascoett]

The Hundred Years War saw the end of the frontal knights charge, the importance of ranged units, the efficacy of a guerilla war, abuse of religion in order to kill Joan of Arc, the use thereof as a symbol of hope and English cruelty, the rise of Burgundy and modern day Belgium-Netherlands as cultural centers, the setup for English civil war, the formation of a modernized standing army, the implementation of artillery on a battlefield, tax centralization, early nationalism by division between language and natural borders and the start of abandonment of French cultural influence in England.

[@Dylan-pj7rv]

You shoud do Battle of Patay and Battle of Castillon , another two french decisive victories comparables with Crécy and Azincourt

[@sdtamarinera]

Yeah ! Maybe a to sensitive topic for British history?

[@jaythompson5102]

@@lahire4943 Curious why do you consider Patay so important?

[@kuyaa7946]

Because at Patay, the French were outnumbered 10 to 1, and won.

[@paranoidrodent]

They said that there was one last video coming in this series. Logically, it should be Castillon.

[@deadking8224]

@Joshua Mills They're making Castillon, they mentioned it in the description of the Crécy video

[@makinapacal]

One of the most interesting things about this battle is the reluctance of many English historians to accept that more than likely they outnumbered the French in this battle and not by a tiny margin either. The standard view of the tiny English Armies overcoming vast hordes of French, who outnumber them 4, 5 etc., to one is a common characteristic of English writing of the Hundred Years War. Thus when English Historian Anne Curry suggested a few years ago that at Agincourt the English numbered c. 8-9 thousand and the French c. 12 thousand she was accused of "insulting" the English soldiers. In other words certain patriots got their nickers in a knot. Anne is probably incorrect and the French probably numbered more than 20 thousand still the reaction is interesting. Regarding Patay it is interesting how many English writers down play the numbers of the English army. A figure I've seen more than once is 3 thousand. The actual figure was almost certainly at least 4 thousand. Further the large size of the French army is played up with figures like 8 thousand given. The actual figure seems to have been c. 6 thousand. So we have the English overcome by a French horde in the eyes of some English writers.. Having read accounts of the battle it is interesting to report that before the rout of the English only a few hundred French were involved and the rest of the army was well behind them. It appears that a few hundred French soldiers did in fact rout the English Army regardless of the actual full size of the French army.

[@Tansub96]

I don't know why but you rarely hear about the decisive French victories at the end of the Hundred Years War. Personally I had heard about the siege of Orleans, but had never heard about Formigny, Patay, Castillon, etc. And the most well known battles of the whole war are probably Agincourt and Crécy. I wonder if it's due to a propaganda campaign by some historians, or simply because the French defeats were so unexpected.

[@olivierpuyou3621]

During the Battle of Patay, it would be the French vanguard, made up of around 200 cavalry, who surprised the English troops being retrenched. According to the chronicles there would have been a great massacre of archers and men of arms for losses not exceeding the "handle" (poignée en Français, soit 5) Is it real or is it propaganda? A troop of horsemen swooping down on pedestrians by surprise can cause a great massacre and panic the entire camp. But hey that was over 500 years ago, so ....

[@TwoFistsOneHalleluja]

@@Tansub96 there is a lot of nationalism going on in english classrooms. For instance, the average englishman only knows about two battles of the napoleonic era (Trafalgar and Waterloo) and believes England won alone against France 1 vs 1. The reality is that France lost millions of soldiers fighting for over 20 years against Russia, Austria, Prussia, other german states, the dutch, Spain, Portugal, italian states, Sweden (during the last years) and, yes, England. And Waterloo was a small battle compared to Leipzig and Borodino, and what's even more ackward: only 25 000 of the 120 000 allied troops in Waterloo were english (that's another thing you will not hear in an english classroom).

[@willkp50]

@@TwoFistsOneHalleluja I’m curious, do you teach in English schools/ have you been a student in an English school?

[@stephenjenkins7971]

@@TwoFistsOneHalleluja Bruh, to put it blandly, it ain't the English that have a massive chip on their shoulder for crying about the "Anglos" or some such with their media or opinions. English have nationalist issues, but it pales to certain fellows on the European continent to be blunt.

[@nineomite]

Excellent stuff. Only one note from me - Joan of Arc, according to both legend and court documents, did not scream when she was killed.

[@abcdef27669]

Kyriell, after seeing the troops on the plateau: "Yeah, here comes the reinforces!" Kyriell, few minutes later, with a deep Joseph Joestar voice: "Oh, NOOOOOOOO!"

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

It's a waterloo moment? is it Grouchy or the Prussians?

[@omarbradley6807]

@@AlexC-ou4ju The French needed reinforcements to win at Formigny, at Waterloo, the British didn't need the Prussians to win, yet they were loosing, still, the French needed Grouchy. Without Grouchy and masively outnumbered all the French gains were reversed in a few moments.

[@carlewen-lewis3305]

"Oh My Gooooddddd!!!"

[@Itachi951000]

@@omarbradley6807 I mean he didn't say the British didn't need the Prussians. Just compared Waterloo to Formigny as the context is similar.

[@documentaries2206]

La Hire's sword is bloody enough.

[@ltmatthewakj2466]

Do your worst english mob! 😂😂😂

[@lucasribes2253]

3000 IQ reference

[@trisblackshaw1640]

Amazing what you can do with a more than competent king, patient commanders and gunpowder artillery.

[@cdcdrr]

English: We will see how your french knights fare against english longbow. French: We will see how english longbows fare against french cannon!

[@gwennblei]

I mean, then english longbow men and men at arms did capture the cannons after routing it's defenders :)

[@TwoFistsOneHalleluja]

"We will see how your cannon fodder fares against french cannons!"

[@Nephastion22]

"Sweet Joan... I shall avenge thee!"

[@Fyberoptik]

I’m pretty sure I’ve commented this somewhere before but these videos are honestly so easy to watch and so informative. Truly amazing this information and content is free. I’m very glad you guys are supported well and continue this amazing work.

[@gunnerjensen5998]

In reference to the slaughtered Crowssbowmen, it does seem like quarter was rarely given during this age. Unless you were a noble it likely was best to try and keep running if you wanted to survive. This likely contributed to how often troops routed.

[@Zantides]

Love this series . I like the new arrows you use to mark cities/towns outside of the battlefield, such as on 17:00.

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How does one add the picture on your name to KZbin comments 🤔

[@Zantides]

@@tji7046 It's my current member emblem by my name, K&G just happens to have the same emblem as their member emojie.

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@@Zantides :O This is something KZbin offers? Sorry don't know much about it

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@@tji7046 It's a paid subscription to support the channel. It provides early access to videos, Q&A streams, emojies, emblem by your name. But best of all, it helps this great channel to stay alive.

[@Richard-fv7rq]

These 100 year war vids are absolutely fascinating. Good job done here pal.

[@ozone2031]

VirginLongbow fanboy: nUuUh ArChErY Is sUpeRiOr ! Chad Artillery enthusiast: *laugh in cannonball

[@ennui9745]

The virgin English longbow fan versus the Chad French cannon enjoyer.

[@Spectraltv]

I love your content. Thank you so much for providing me with Quality audio and visuals to listen and watch as I go throughout my day!

[@tonyz7216]

This is when the English boy in French class boasting about Crecy, Poitiers and Azincourt suddenly becomes less cocky.

[@sevoo1579]

Nice episode, not often covered. And thoses maps, wow, this is what I call Art.

[@nicholasege5970]

First of all I just want to congratulate Kings and Generals, as a hard core history nerd I follow many a history channel on KZbin but I do believe this series on the Hundred Years War is my new favorite history series on KZbin and that's saying something, Invicta's episodes on The Siege of Jerusalem just got displaced after 2 years at the top . I have 1 request from a Yank , I know you must be busy creating all your content, but I would absolutely love too see you cover the American Revolution like this. There are some good history people on KZbin but I think your the best to cover history of warfare and politics and strategy in a truly entertaining and informative way . Thank you for the good content and hell of a job on this one.

[@aleksapetrovic6519]

Once this series is done, it will tie so well with your War of the Roses series. It would be a perfection.

[@sergiovarela8724]

Any hope for an especial episode about Gilles de Rais? I was expecting some mention on the episodes that included Joan.

[@lionelhutz5137]

The serial murderer Gilles de Rais?

[@earthenjadis8199]

@@lionelhutz5137 He was basically framed as a Satinist by his rivals.

[@basedkaiser5352]

@The_Jaguar_ Knight shut up

[@Killerwale-hk4wy]

I love that both sides of the war are really well shown in these documentaries. The English started of really well and the French had some major flaws in their military system. But those got fixed and the French didn't end the war as the typical chivalric and stupid knights. One figure that doesn't get a lot of attention though is Bertrand du Guesclin (nicknamed eagle of Brittany). He was from a family of very minor nobles and made it to Constable of France. He fought against Edward the Black prince and was buried along with the kings. His body was dismantled and buried all over France. He used a fabian type of fighting and always avoided big losses He also went of to Spain just to fix some stuff there, but the best part was how he did it. He got rid of the outlaw armies in France by hiring them to go fight for him. Getting France rid of outlaws and giving him an army in one move. He really tried to avoid pitched battles but in the seven pitched battles he fought he won the five battles that he commanded. He also restored morale after the battle of Poitiers. He kicked the Black prince out of France. After the victory at the Battle of La Rochelle he send raids on the English coast as counterattacks. He reconquered much of France in the first part of the war and without him the war might've been a lot different. I went on a bit of rant here, so here is all I wanted to say: Du Guesclin doesn't get the apreciation he deserves.

[@fredericksandelia9648]

He is a major star in Japan.

[@jonathanberumen9573]

The 100 years war is so interesting! I love getting to learn more about it through your channel.

[@brettmcmahon7263]

Really enjoy & appreciate your channel. Very well researched & retold with great accuracy. The animation displays are second to none. I really do enjoy it. Bravo & Cheers. Thanks very much 👍🤠🇦🇺

[@olivierpuyou3621]

They started the war with bows, we ended it with cannons. It would be interesting to make a video on the Battle of Patay 'where British troops were virtually wiped out from the face of the battlefield). And then videos on Crecy or Azincourt there have already been hundreds. A little originality would be welcome

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

they mentioned they would go into Patay in more detail when they did their combined 100 year war video.

[@leonrothier6638]

Castillon would be quite interesting. The entire English army was completely obliterated while French losses were extremely minimum.

[@hoonshiming99]

English not British. There wasn’t the Kingdom of Great Britain only England during the Hundred Years’ War.

[@AlexC-ou4ju]

@@lahire4943 sous un commentaire par un certain 'JCduBerry' sous la video du siege d'orleans.

[@lycaonpictus9662]

@@hoonshiming99 Scots were also serving with distinction in French armies.

[@Ryuko-T72]

I wish Joan's story could have continued... she is my favourite saint

[@marcelokauan388]

me too, i was a protestant and after know her history...i have converted and now i'm a catholic! She was a great Woman .

[@grasa95]

I love your videos as a history geek. Keep up the great work

[@chiad25]

Thank you for making this!

[@paladinbob1236]

its easy to fight france when it was at war with itself, and there was loot to be had, and troops were being well paided....when the money ran out in england for war, the financial burden was transferred to the french territories, and it was harder to raid french lands, to grab monies.....when france finally united and got itself together and england lost its goodwill of the french population, the end quickly came :(

[@ToastieBRRRN]

Well yeah, when John Duke of Bedford died he was the only unifying force of the Anglo-French. Therefore it was all lost after him.

[@gutsjoestar7450]

Plus it's a big game of family affairs. The English inherited large French lands. Several time France was half English

[@TwoFistsOneHalleluja]

This. The first half of the 100 years war was basically a civil war. England was allied with Burgundy, Flanders, Navarre and Brittany (until 1365), the King of England also possessed Aquitaine, which had belonged to his family for centuries (they got it through marriage in 1152). TL;DR: Around half of all the lands that were once under the iron grip of Philippe IV of France were on the english/Plantagenet side at the beginning of the 100 years war, just a few decades later. Makes one realize how fragile power can be. A good book series to read about the origins of the 100 years war: "The Accursed Kings" by Maurice Druon, a great series about the end of the direct-Capetian dynasty.

[@bsoul3177]

yey im so happy you made this one!!

[@RoboticDragon]

Also, YES I am so happy for another medieval video, and a 100 years war video at that.

[@altandemei2644]

Charles VII, on top of having people in his court who were adverse to Jeanne, couldnt send an army to save her from the English and their kangaroo court of a religious trial. Due to the fragile alliance he signed with the burgundians in order to have his hands free to fight the english once winter would have passed and also to be able to have enough troops to reconquer Paris he couldnt attack the burgundians when they captured her. Also remember that once the winter truce was signed he couldnt just snap his fingers and suddenly the royal coffers would be refilled and all the soldiers would b-line instinctivly to his Host. You needed to collect taxes, send people around the countryside to re-enlist the soldiers as there wasnt a permanent army like we have today and this could take weeks if not a month. Charles VII did try to gather the money to pay the ramson but the english beat him to it and even executed Jeanne earlier than planned to thart any covert attempt to save and exfiltrate her from Rouen.

[@ArchonShon]

9:10 Somewhere Napaleon's ancestor had a twinkle in their eye so hard it almost blinded them.

[@uzairahmed8309]

Great video today keep it up your doing amazing job

[@jonsteen8344]

It makes me sad that this is the penultimate episode. Really enjoyed this series

[@actadiurna6733]

Overall this was pretty good, but there was some dubious information that has been contradicted by historians. The idea that Charles VII "did nothing to save" Joan of Arc has been disputed because all of the 15th century sources say the opposite: eyewitnesses with connections to the Royal government said that Charles tried to ransom her but the Burgundians didn't want to let her back out into the field against them; there seem to have been at least four rescue attempts by the Royal army in late 1430 and early 1431; Charles reacted to the news of her death by planning to kill English civilians (i.e. English people who had settled in occupied France) that his troops managed to capture.

[@luisgoncalosilva6194]

Can you please make a video about the battle of Aljubarrota (1387) In this battle there were French troops supporting Castile and English troops to support Portugal, leading to the formation of the alliance between Portugal and England and the formation of the dynasty that began the discoveries in Portugal. Not to mention that this was one of the few battles in which an infantry-based army defeated an attack by the French cavalry. Love your video and keep up the good work.

[@masterplokoon8803]

Aljubarrota was in 1385

[@ukxplore7150]

Another brilliant and very interesting video thanks guys

[@andreasleonardo6793]

Excellent video in focusing lightning on complex and terrifying period of Britain historical page thanks for sending...excellent historical channel

[@sevoo1579]

Really bad idea to attack brittany at this moment. Brittany always been quite neutral and continuously switching side.

[@shorewall]

Yeah, you can tell the lack of leadership. That Suffolk fellow got what he deserved when he was assassinated.

[@ninjaluc79]

3:08 The moment when Jeanne d'Arc became Jeanne Alter.

[@historicaladventurevideos]

Just what I needed! :)

[@fedethefico]

Great as always.

[@nugrohodarmawan609]

"La hire wants to kill something"

[@Mr_M_History]

Me as a history teacher trying to go three lessons without using a Kings and Generals Video...

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Lol, why bother?

[@triplem5770]

I too, had a history teacher that used documentaries and videos to describe the history in class. you guys are some men of culture.

[@triplem5770]

@@Iason29 sorry about that. and yes, the teacher should be just "look at this movie while I check my phone". they should rather be a combination of knowledge, skills, good narration and using visual assist to draw a map for students

[@westrim]

@@Iason29 "Maybe its the new generation of teachers. " "a very unique man." Choose one.

[@denniscleary7580]

Another great video to cool me off on this hot day

[@maxschreck4095]

The French were plenty badass, too.

[@johnrockwell5834]

When their knights stopped being fools.

[@maxschreck4095]

@@johnrockwell5834 You are right.

[@thatindiandude4602]

@@maxschreck4095 yes, when you watch thirty year war videos it further underlines your point.

[@maxschreck4095]

@@thatindiandude4602 Right, I think they won a lot of battles in that war, too.

[@thatindiandude4602]

@@maxschreck4095 I forgot who the French general was, but his plan was always just charge, and it worked almost every time :D :D

[@lerneanlion]

The way to describe the Trial of Joan of Arc: THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS! IT'S UNFAIR! HOW CAN ONE BE CALLED A HERETIC WHEN ONE IS DEVOTED TO GOD?!

[@rudman97]

People were not used to believe at that time, that a woman can herself lead and charge into the battlefield. That's for the common folks. For the monarchs of England, she was a grave threat and destroyed many lives of English noblemen on the battle field.

[@joellaz9836]

@@rudman97 Also she was wearing men’s clothing which is forbidden in the bible. They said God wouldn’t have given her permission to wear men’s clothing so she was heretic.

[@ennui9745]

Sit down, young peasant girl.

[@chrisdaniels3929]

A question for King John of France when he took on the Knights Templar.

[@demonmenace4657]

@@joellaz9836 where is it written in the Bible?? A woman can't wear men clothing and lead armies, What stupid people 😤😤😤

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , K&G .

[@constantinematidis4364]

Excellent video! Thank you!

[@ajmiyessine3837]

Hey kings and generals i really would love to see you speaking about the punic wars

[@cgt3704]

Charles VII : My name is King Charles. You killed my maid. Prepare to die.

[@tashatsu_vachel4477]

Charles wanted rid of her, he refused to ransom her from the Bergundians and the English.

[@cgt3704]

@@tashatsu_vachel4477 if he did not care for her then why did he try to remake her trial to make it more inclined to Joan.

[@tashatsu_vachel4477]

@@cgt3704 Because a dead martyr is worth a lot more to a king than a person who is still trying to fight when he doesnt want to.

[@MobashirGhafoori]

Your voice is becoming better and better in every video good bro keep it up

[@Temilian]

So many things to do before going to war and I love it

[@cathakjordi]

Finally the good guys in this war are winning.

[@xenotypos]

There's the third video too ("French Resurgence").

[@maskr5520]

Man the Hundred Years’ War sounds like a bad hollywood action film, with the good guys losing at the start but managing to win at the end with a deus ex machina ( Joan of arc )

[@qarmatianwarhorse6028]

There were no good guys here.

[@aidanjl3413]

@@qarmatianwarhorse6028 yes there was England duh

[@theanglo-lithuanian1768]

There was no good guys. Both sides committed horrible acts. That's war.

[@tomaszzalewski4541]

'Scourge of the English' - that's not something you hear every day

[@Zjiagg]

Great as always 👍👍👍

[@antivalidisme5669]

Best seagull cry in the whole YT sphere

[@superfrycook6360]

When the French Army defeated the English… French: FOR JOAN!!!

[@maskr5520]

* pour Jeanne

[@stacyfancher800]

Kings and General Your channel is Awesome! But wouldn't it be great if you looked into Carthage too. I've been waiting for years for you to do a clip on Hannibal Barca, his victories, masterpiece strategy, deception and his March on Rome but yet still nothing. Not sure I can't wait much longer tho it is quite a pain in the side if you talk a lot about Roman history and yet fail to talk about Hannibal Barca. Thank you! Keep the good work.

[@shorewall]

What happens if you can't wait any longer?

[@stacyfancher800]

@@shorewall who are you?

[@Dante-cq2zo]

Great video, please make a detailed video of the battle of Patay !!!

[@auroraborealisknives4019]

Outstanding video !

[@TheMambojack]

3 years that i'm subscribed. 3 years that i'm waiting for my favorite battle to be covered by my favorite channel and it's finally coming : the Battle of Castillon is next. Edit : i love your work guys, there's no History themed channel like yours on youtube. And yes, i know AltHis, Armchair Historian and the others.

[@TwoFistsOneHalleluja]

try EpicHistoryTV, they cover the whole Napoleonic era, they even made a 2 hour special series covering ALL of Napoleon's Marshals.

[@alioshax7797]

Great video. Just a tiny misstake, "Auvergne" is actually a french region, like "Mercia" or "Kent", not a city, unlike shown on the maps.

[@mmhthree]

According to my family history research, I have 96 great grandfathers who participated in the 100 Year's War. Thank you for more information, and the fabulous presentation!!

[@iagosevatar4865]

You were able to trace your bloodline so far ?? That's amazing

[@mmhthree]

@@iagosevatar4865 Yes, England has fabulous records via the government and church archives. Most English families in America should have no problems looking all of this type info up. Just gotta put in the time, and see where your families fit into history.

[@Bullet-Tooth-Tony-]

@@mmhthree How did you do that

[@mmhthree]

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- I mainly used Ancestry, but anytime I saw a family had a coat of arms.. I'd look up their name and surname on Google, and sometimes Geni. Sheriffs, Judges, and Royal Foresters, etc. have their life info on Wikipedia and various other sources nowadays. It would also list the wars they served in sometimes down to who they served under, ie. Edward the Black Prince. Most of my English families I traced came to Virginia. Not every thing will be correct, but it gave me an idea of who I came from. I made tags, and tagged them in Ancestry and I can see the count of who did what.

[@mmhthree]

@@Bullet-Tooth-Tony- If you are French or English, then for sure you will have Grandfathers who participated.

[@aliosman0]

Suberb quality. I love the hundred years' war...

[@Fordo007]

Poor Joan... such a horrific abomination done to her, especially as it was done 'in the name of God'. Can imagine why the English fortunes fell so much with divine disfavor for such deeds. For such a young girl, in those times, to have such faith and 'patriotism'(not the same as now, but she definitely loved her people and her king) and to go so far with it... truly a remarkable woman the likes of which the world rarely sees. And to be murdered so young... I hope I can meet Joan in heaven one day.

[@marcelokauan388]

beautiful words!✝💙

[@AlfredoNader]

She was just one of thousands of girls that were murdered by the english during that war.

[@TheSgruby]

New Kings and Generals videon on HYW.... Meanwille average Brits: Oh wait there was more battle than Crecy, Poitiers and Azincourt?

[@lost_wanderer]

I think nowadays you mention more characters in your videos and I really love these tiny details, also ck III portraits are interesting addition for people without a real image.

[@arasheslamkhah969]

hell yes ! another one😍

[@user-ct1kp8jg5n]

American WW2 soldiers: "Remember Pearl". French medievel soldiers: "Remeber Jeanne d' Arc".

[@Cancoillotteman]

Jeanne* XD Jean is actually masculine, which makes it so funny ^^

[@yannickbaroue]

It's coming home.

[@velvetthorns_]

THIS IS SO COOL.... GOOD JOB GUYS 👏👏👏👏👏

[@greysonsammons2787]

Amazing!

[@juselara02]

So, basically the french advanced to the imperial age while england remained in the castle age.

[@Tareltonlives]

Americans and British: LOL French lose all the time LOL History: That's where you're wrong, kiddo

[@Rayan2Musikahan]

No english textbooks talks about this.

[@lesdodoclips3915]

@@Rayan2Musikahan all English textbooks talk about the loss in the Hundred Years’ War.

[@ivokantarski6220]

France is the most succesful millitary in European history.

[@sirgoo9962]

I don't believe British and Americans inherently think French always lose, atleast not the ones whom actually understand a thing they're talking about

[@herrkommandant1876]

@@lesdodoclips3915 they can’t, if not how would you explan the outbreak of the wars of the roses

[@richardglady3009]

Very nice video. Thank you.

[@georgescriven1108]

Great video!

[@MucizatTevarih]

We wait to Gascony Campaign and Battle of Castillon

[@darkmanXrocks]

I wonder how many of this new generation of kids saw the "To Carentan" and had that blissful moment of joy.