John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, 1st Earl of Waterford, 7th Baron Talbot, KG, known as "Old Talbot" and "Terror of the French" was an English nobleman and a noted military commander during the Hun
Detail of illuminated miniature from the Talbot Shrewsbury Book showing John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, KG, identified by a talbot dog, presenting the book to Margaret of Anjou, Queen of England, 1445. His robe displays several encircled Garters.
"The right noble knight John Talbot Earl of Shrewsbury". Imaginary engraving made by Thomas Cecill c. 1625–32, British Museum, Cat.no. 1862,1011.234
The Death of Shrewsbury at the Battle of Castillon, as portrayed in the 1839 painting The Battle of Castillon by Charles-Philippe Larivière.
Monument to John Talbot at the battlefield of Castillon
Siege of Orléans (1428–1429)
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The siege of Orléans marked a turning point of the Hundred Years' War between France and England. The siege took place at the pinnacle of English power during the later stages of the war, but was repu
John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury
…more fame. In 1427 he went again to France, where he fought alongside the Duke of Bedford and the Earl of Warwick with distinction in Maine and at the Siege of Orléans. He fought at the Battle of Patay on 18 June 1429 where he was captured and held prisoner for four years. He was released in exchange for the French…
Joan of Arc at the Siege of Orléans by Jules Eugène Lenepveu, painted 1886–1890
Orléans in 1428–9, the time of the siege
Thomas Montagu, 4th Earl of Salisbury is fatally injured (illustration from Vigiles de Charles VII).
English outworks during the siege of Orléans.