Treaty of Tours (Anglo-French truce)

Name: Treaty of Tours (Anglo-French truce)
Start: 1444

Type Event Region France Time 1444

In May 1444, France's Charles VII and English envoys signed a truce at Tours, halting large-scale Hundred Years' War fighting and arranging Henry VI'…

Timeline

1444Tours, France · FranceThe long drain of the Hundred Years' War left both sides exhausted. England sent envoys including William de la Pole, Duke of Suffolk, to France to negotiate a truce and a royal marriage with Charles VII's government.
1444Tours, France · FranceThe two sides formally signed a truce at Tours, agreeing to a ceasefire and arranging the marriage of Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. England ceded Maine and other territories in exchange for the truce, while France postponed recovering lost lands.

Sources

Encyclopædia Britannica: Treaty of Tours https://www.britannica.com/event/Treaty-of-Tours
The Hundred Years War: A People's History — David Green (2014)