
Events 1420s – Siege of Orleans
Siege of Orleans turns tide 100 Years War Events Joan of Arc, a French peasant girl, directly influenced the result of the Hundred Years’ War. 1420: Construction of the Chinese Forbidden City is completed in Beijing. Henry V of England commences construction of the ship Grace Dieu. The first band of Gypsies visits Paris, according to an account of the citizens of Paris. The first witch hunts begin, in Switzerland. 1429: Joan of Arc ends the Siege of Orléans and turns the tide of the Hundred Years’ War. 1429: Queen Suhita succeeds her father Wikramawardhana as ruler of Majapahit. Art 1420s: First use of graphical perspective in painting. February 19, 1426: Masaccio is commissioned to paint a major altarpiece, the Pisa Polyptych altarpiece in the church of Santa Maria del Carmine in Pisa. […]