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13. Conquest of Aquitaine (1450).  By these successes Charles had recovered all, save Calais, that Henry V. or Edward III. had taken from France. But he was now able to do more. The one province of the south which the French kings had never been able to win was Guienne, the duchy on the river Garonne. TEEN CONQUEST OF ACQUITAN FOURTEEN FIFTY BY THESE SUCCESSES CHARLES HAD RECOVERED ALL SAVE CALI THAT HENRY THE FIFTH OR EDWARD A THIRD HAD TAKEN FROM FRANCE BUT HE WAS NOW ABLE TO DO MORE THE ONE PROVINCE OF THE SOUTH WHICH THE FRENCH KINGS HAD NEVER BEEN ABLE TO WIN WAS GUIENNE THE DUCHY ON THE RIVER GALLONNE
ned her to die as a witch. Bedford consented, but left the city before the execution. Her own king made no effort to save her, though, many years later, he caused enquiries to be made, established her innocence, ennobled her family, and freed her village from taxation. 12. Recovery of France (1434--1450).--But though Joan was gone, her work lasted. The Constable, Artur of Richmond, the Count of Dunois, and other brave leaders, continued to attack the English. After seventeen years' vengeance for his father's death, the Duke of Burgundy made his peace with Charles by a treaty at Arras, on condition of paying no more homage, in 1434. Bedford died soon after, and there were nothing but disputes among the English. Paris opened its gates to the king, and Charles, almost in spite of himself, was restored. An able merchant, named Jacques Cœur, lent him money which equipped his men for the recovery of Normandy, and he himself, waking into activity, took Rouen and the other cities on the coast. O DIE AS A WITCH BEDFORD CONSENTED BUT HE LEFT THE CITY BEFORE THE EXECUTION HER OWN KING MADE NO EFFORT TO SAVE HER THOUGH MANY YEARS LATER HE CAUSED INQUIRIES TO BE MADE ESTABLISHED HER INNOCENCE ENNOBLED HER FAMILY AND FREED HER VILLAGE FROM TAXATION TWELVE RECOVERY OF FRANCE FOURTEEN THIRTY FOURTEEN FIFTY BUT THOUGH JOAN WAS GONE HER WORK LASTED THE CONSTABLE ARCHIEUX OF RICHMOND THE COUNT OF GENOIS AND OTHER BRAVE LEADERS CONTINUED TO ATTACK THE ENGLISH AFTER SEVENTEEN YEARS VENGEANCE FOR HIS FATHER'S DEATH THE DUKE OF BURGUNDY MADE HIS PEACE WITH CHARLES BY A TREATY AT ARHAT ON CONDITION OF PAYING NO MORE HOMAGE IN FOURTEEN THIRTY FOUR BEDFORD DIED SOON AFTER AND THERE WERE NOTHING BUT DISPUTES AMONG THE ENGLISH PARIS OPENED ITS GATES TO THE KING AND CHARLES ALMOST IN SPITE OF HIMSELF WAS RESTORED AN ABLE MERCHANT CALLED JACQUES COEUR LENT HIM MONEY WHICH EQUIPPED HIS MEN FOR THE RECOVERY OF NORMANDY AND HE HIMSELF WAKING INTO ACTIVITY TOOK ROENT AND THE OTHER CITIES ON THE COAST
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