This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by France, French Overseas Collectivites, the Sui Generis Collectivity and the French Overseas Territory. The French Society of Vexillology is the authority on the flying of flags in France and maintains the only official register of flags for the country. [ 1 ]

From the beginning of the XIVth century, white was the color of the French, especially on the cross of their clothes opposed to the red cross of Englishmen (circa 1350). The King of Heaven’s standard wanted by Joan of Arc had a white field (1429) and a white cross appeared in the sky when the count of Dunois’s troops entered Bayonne in 1451.

Events from the year 1429 in France. 29 April – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the siege of Orléans. 7 May – The Tourelles, the last English siege fortification at Orléans, falls. Joan of Arc becomes the hero of the battle by returning, wounded, to lead the final charge. 8 May – The English army abandons the siege of Orléans.

Mar 18, 2021 · In 1429, Joan of Arc seized Orléans and crowned King Charles VII in Reims. She was caught in Compiègne and burnt at the stake in Rouen in 1431. However, the English were defeated in Formigny (1450) and Castillon (1453), and expelled from France.

The siege of Orléans (12 October 1428 – 8 May 1429) marked a turning point of the Hundred Years' War between France and England. The siege took place at the pinnacle of English power during the later stages of the war, but was repulsed by …

Français : Les « Trois France » en 1429 : zones d'influences respectives de la double monarchie franco-anglaise, du royaume de Bourges et du duché de Bourgogne avant l'intervention de Jeanne d'Arc.

It became the royal and even national symbol, that was also adopted by the Valois (1429-1589) and by the Bourbons (1594-1792). The Capetians, who became kings of France in 987, took over from the Merovingians Clovis's blue coat of arms, sprinkled with golden lilies.

In February, 1429, the voice of Saint Michael commanded Jehanne to leave Domremy to reclaim the kingdom of France from English rule. With great faith, Jehanne departed her village to seek assistance from her uncle Durand Lassois in the nearby village of Burey-le-Petit.

Dec 7, 2021 · 800 manuscripts from the French and British national libraries with historical significance for medieval relations between the two countries. You find manuscripts by date, language, place of origin, author or subject, then view them side by side. Reproductions of manuscript illuminations and decor.

During the Ancien Régime, the oriflamme, the flag of Saint-Denis, was used -- red, with 2, 3 or 5 spikes. Originally, it was the personal flag of Charlemagne, given to him by the Pope in the 9th century. Over the time, it became the royal banner under the Carolingians and the Capetians.