The Congress of Arras was a diplomatic congregation established at Arras in the summer of 1435 during the Hundred Years' War, between representatives of England, France and Burgundy. It was the first
Small illustration from Vigiles de Charles VII (c. 1484) depicting the congress
The Armagnac–Burgundian Civil War was a conflict between two cadet branches of the French royal family: the House of Orléans and the House of Burgundy from 1407 to 1435. It began during a lull in the
The Cabochien revolt in 1413
Louis of Orléans unveiling a mistress – Eugène Delacroix
The assassination of Louis I, Duke of Orléans in Paris in 23 November 1407
John the Fearless – head of the Burgundian party – sporting the "rabotures"