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A significant battle during the Hundred Years' War took place in 1415 when Henry V of England defeated the French at Agincourt. The tides turned 14 years later when that celebrated leader of the French armies, Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc), defeated the English at Orléans, leading to the coronation of Charles VII at Reims. Unfortunately Jeanne d'Arc fell into the hands of the Burgundians (allies of the English), and she was burnt at the stake by the English in 1431. News of her martyrdom spread, however, and inspired the French to fight on, resulting in the English finally being driven out of France in 1453.

Ossuaire du Vieux Bourg de Quimerc'h (Route 1)

The War of Religions between Protestants and Catholics in France started in 1562 and lasted for more than 30 years. During this war Henri III was assassinated and France saw her first Bourbon king, Henri IV, who helped bring about reconciliation and played an important role in the Edict of Nantes (which formalised the tolerance of Protestantism) in 1598.