Siege of Caen (1450)
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The siege of Caen took place in 1450 during the Hundred Years' War, as part of the Normandy campaign of 1449–1450, when French forces laid siege to Caen in the English-occupied Normandy following thei
Siege of Caen, miniature from the Vigiles du roi Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne, c. 1484
Surrender of Caen to Charles VII of France. Miniature from the Vigiles du roi Charles VII by Martial d'Auvergne, c. 1484.
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain,, was an English nobleman and an important figure during the Hundred
Edmund Beaufort (left) negotiating with French envoys at Rouen, miniature from Bibliotheque Nationale de France, MS Fr. 2691, a copy of the Chronique of Jean Chartier, c. 1470–80, probably decorated by Philippe de Mazerolles.
Edmund surrenders to Charles VII at Rouen in 1449. Illuminated page from the Anciennes chroniques d'Angleterre, Jean de Wavrin.