Organiser: Pennine Megagames
Designer: Ed Silverstone

In 1415, the Hundred Years’ War had already been raging for 80 years. France was ruled by Charles VI, widely acknowledged to be mad, and two of his cousins were embroiled in a brutal civil war over who should act as his regent. This was the Armagnac-Burgundian civil war, and the Armagnacs were, by and large, winning.

Hoping to turn the tide, the Burgundians allied with Henry V of England. By 1420, Henry had taken the North of France, and Charles VI had signed the Treaty of Troyes, naming Henry his heir.

In 1422, Henry died. The crown of England (and, according to some, the right to inherit France) passed to Henry VI, aged all of eight months. Three months later, Charles VI also died, leaving behind a nineteen-year-old son - Dauphin Charles Valois, officially disinherited but still intent on claiming his father’s throne.