93. 1429

Thanks Jim for answering #92!

After his victory at Agincourt, Henry V permitted the French king, Charles VI, to retain his crown on condition that he (Henry) would take over after Charles' death. Charles already had a son with a claim to the throne, so Henry had the French queen swear an oath that she had been unfaithful, and that her son had no claim to the throne. Then, unfortunately for the English, Henry died in 1422, leaving behind an infant son. England claimed the throne of France for the child (Henry VI). The French were too demoralized to fight back, until this unlikely person showed them the way.