French Integration of Normandy

Timeline

1. 1450Formigny · NormandyIn July 1450, the French defeated the English at Formigny, breaking the English defensive line in Normandy. French forces then took Cherbourg, Bayeux, Caen and other major towns; the English remnants withdrew to port cities, and most of Normandy returned to French control.
2. 1450–1451Rouen · NormandyFrench forces entered Rouen, the capital of Normandy, in October 1450, and the English abandoned their inland strongholds. By 1451, apart from a few ports such as Calais, all of Normandy was free of English rule, ending nearly forty years of division since the Battle of Agincourt in 1415.
3. 1451–1460Normandy · NormandyThe crown established a French-style governorate and financial office in Normandy, restored French customary law and the appellate jurisdiction of the Parlement of Paris, cleared land transfers and tax exemptions from the period of English occupation, and reintegrated Normandy into France's unified military and taxation systems.