The Kingdom of France in the Middle Ages (roughly, from the 10th century to the middle of the 15th century) was marked by the fragmentation of the Carolingian Empire and West Francia (843–987); the expansion of royal control by the House of Capet (987–1328), including their struggles with the virtually independent principalities (duchies ...

2025年1月29日 · France - 14th Century, 15th Century, Feudalism: The long war against the English, fought almost entirely in France, benefited few but the captains and peculators; it injured almost everyone.

The Ancien Régime, the French term rendered in English as "Old Rule", "Old Kingdom", or simply "Old Regime", refers primarily to the aristocratic, social and political system established in France from (roughly) the 15th century to the 18th century under the late Valois and Bourbon dynasties.

The fifteenth century opens with civil unrest as the Armagnacs and Burgundians, two powerful political factions, war for control of France during the frequent periods of insanity suffered by King Charles VI (r. 1380–1422).

The Reconquista of France (late 15th century) The Reconquista of France, also known as the French Reconquest, was a series of military campaigns launched by the French kings in the late 15th century to reclaim French territories that had been under English control during the …

By 1500, France was regarded as a major power in Europe, but would once again become involved in protracted warfare, this time with the commanding House of Hapsburg as its major rival.

2018年8月28日 · Charles VII’s eventual victory over the English in the mid-15th century initiated a period of reconstruction, which saw his successors assert their power over the great princes and France emerge as the most powerful monarchy in Christendom by the end of the Middle Ages.

In the late 15th century, the French invasion of Italy and the proximity of the vibrant Burgundy court (with its Flemish connections) brought the French into contact with the goods, paintings, and the creative spirit of the Northern and Italian Renaissance, and the initial artistic changes in France were often carried out by Italian and Flemish ...

France in the middle ages started from the 9th century to the middle of the 15th century. This period was marked by the disintegration of the Carolingian Empire and West Francia. The control of the royal House of Capet was expanded including their …

It was not until the later medieval period, particularly during the reign of Louis XI in the 15th century, that France started to resemble a more cohesive and centralized nation.