Truce Period of the Hundred Years' War

Timeline

1. 1444France · FranceAfter the Treaty of Tours took effect, the main English and French forces ceased large-scale battles on French soil. Both sides retained their occupied zones, diplomatic channels stayed open, and marriage negotiations proceeded in parallel.
2. 1445–1448France · FranceCharles VII consolidated royal authority, expanded the standing army, and developed the artillery; England, weakened by a feeble crown and strained finances, struggled to maintain its overseas garrisons. Occasional border frictions occurred but never escalated into full-scale war.
3. 1449Normandy, France · NormandyUsing an English attack on Fougères as a pretext, the French declared the truce void and marched to recover Normandy, launching the great French counteroffensive of the Hundred Years' War's final phase.