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- At the play's beginning we find that Talbot has been captured by the French (after the historical Battle of Patay) due to the cowardly actions of one Sir John Fastolf (a man who later deserts Talbot for a second time and is subsequently humiliated by the brave warrior for his despicable actions).
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Aug 10, 2013 · According to the messenger who gives the news in the first scene of Henry VI Part 1, Lord Talbot was captured by the French during a battle that took place on 10 August. The tenth of August last this dreadful lord, Retiring from the siege of Orleans, Having full scarce six thousand in his troop. By three and twenty thousand of the French.
Released in 1433, he captured Clermont the following year. By suppressing the revolt of the Pays de Caux in 1436, he prevented Normandy from falling under French control. As a reward, King Henry VI made him marshal of France.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
At the French victory of the Battle of Patay on 18 June, 1429 Talbot was captured and held prisoner by the French for four years. He was released in exchange for the French leader Jean Poton de Xaintrailles and returned to England in May 1433.
Effigy of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, KG (died 1453), Whitchurch, Shropshire. A talbot dog is shown as the crest (head missing) on his helmet on which his head rests and also as his footrest. He was appointed in 1445 by Henry VI (as the disputed king of France) as Constable of France.
Talbot then refused to withdraw even after realizing the strength of the French position, causing his men to suffer severe casualties from the French artillery. Castillon was a major European battle won through the extensive use of field artillery.
- 17 July 1453
- French victoryEnd of the Hundred Years’ War
Jun 2, 2023 · Just as Achilles was feared by the Trojans, Talbot struck fear into the hearts of the French. His tactical brilliance and strategic acumen allowed him to achieve remarkable victories against formidable odds, further reinforcing his reputation as an extraordinary warrior.
He was captured and imprisoned but later swapped for a French noble of similar standing. This type of prisoner exchange of high net worth nobles and gentry was part of the chivalric code observed by the knightly class.
