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Duchatel, either fearing to be overshadowed by his power, or else in revenge for Orleans and Armagnac, no sooner saw that a reconciliation was likely to take place, than he murdered John the Fearless before the dauphin's eyes, at a conference on the bridge of Montereau sur Yonne (1419). John's wound was said to be the hole which let the English into France. DU CHATTEL EITHER FEARING TO BE OVERSHADOWED BY HIS POWER OR ELSE IN REVENGE FOR OLEANS AND ARMAGNAC NO SOONER SAW THAT A RECONCILIATION WAS LIKELY TO TAKE PLACE THAN HE MURDERED JOHN THE FEARLESS BEFORE THE DAUPHIN'S EYES AT A CONFERENCE ON THE BRIDGE OF MONTEROU SCHOLNE FOURTEEN NINETEEN JOHN'S WOUND WAS SAID TO BE THE WHOLE WHICH LED THE ENGLISH INTO FRANCE
 Armagnacs, who ruled in Paris, were too weak or too careless to send aid to Rouen, which was taken by Henry after a long siege. The Dauphin Louis died in 1417; his next brother, John, who was more inclined to Burgundy, did not survive him a year; and the third brother, Charles, a mere boy, was in the hands of the Armagnacs. In 1418 their reckless misuse of power provoked the citizens of Paris into letting in the Burgundians, when an unspeakably horrible massacre took place. Bernard of Armagnac himself was killed; his naked corpse, scored with his red cross, was dragged about the streets; and men, women, and even infants of his party were slaughtered pitilessly. Tanneguy Duchatel, one of his partisans, carried off the dauphin; but the queen, weary of Armagnac insolence, had joined the Burgundian party. 10. Treaty of Troyes.--Meanwhile Henry V. continued to advance, and John of Burgundy felt the need of joining the whole strength of France against him, and made overtures to the dauphin.  AND THE ARMIGNACS WHO RULED PARIS WERE TOO WEAK OR TOO CARELESS TO SEND AID TO HON WHICH WAS TAKEN BY HENRY AFTER A LONG SIEGE THE DAUPHIN LOUIS DIED IN FOURTEEN SEVENTEEN HIS NEXT BROTHER JOHN WHO WAS MORE INCLINED TO BURGUNDY DID NOT SURVIVE HIM A YEAR AND THE THIRD BROTHER CHARLES A MERE BOY WAS IN THE HANDS OF THE ARMACS IN FOURTEEN EIGHTEEN THEIR RECKLESS MISUSE OF POWER PROVOKED THE CITIZENS OF PARIS INTO LETTING IN THE BURGUNDIANS WHEN AN UNSPEAKABLY HORRIBLE MASSACRE TOOK PLACE BERNARD OF ARMIGNAC HIMSELF WAS KILLED HIS NAKED CORPSE SCORED WITH HIS RED CROSS WAS DRAGGED ABOUT THE STREETS AND MEN WOMEN AND EVEN INFANTS OF HIS PARTY WERE SLAUGHTERED PITILESSLY TANAGE DE CHATTEL ONE OF HIS PARTISANS CARRIED OFF THE DAUPHANT BUT THE QUEEN WEARY OF ARMAGNAC INSOLENCE HAD JOINED THE BURGUNDIAN PARTY TEN TREATY OF TOIS MEANWHILE HENRY THE FIFTH CONTINUED TO ADVANCE AND JOHN OF BURGUNDY FELT THE NEED OF JOINING THE WHOLE STRENGTH OF FRANCE AGAINST HIM AND MADE OVERTURES TO THE DAUPHIN
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