Lord John Talbot

Castillon: Last Battle of the Hundred Years’ War

By William E. Welsh

England’s long downward slide to defeat in the Hundred Years’ War began with the failed siege of Orleans in 1428. Read more

Lord John Talbot

Joan of Arc’s Loire Campaign: The English Tide Recedes

By William Welsh

None of those present at the war council held on July 18, 1429, at Beaugency in central France seemed to object to the peculiar sight of an armor-clad young woman advising some of the greatest military captains of the age on how to proceed with the campaign to crown the Dauphin Charles king of France. Read more

Lord John Talbot

How the Cannon Marked the End of the Knight’s Suit of Armor

By David Alan Johnson

By the latter part of the 15th century, armor worn by knights in the field had reached its pinnacle. Read more

Lord John Talbot

Jean Bureau, Master Gunner of France at Castillon

by William E. Welsh

No single Frenchman was more responsible for the rapid victories in Normandy and Gascony that drove the English once and for all from France than Jean Bureau. Read more