February 12 » English forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orléans in the Battle of the Herrings.
April 29 » Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans.
May 8 » Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War.
June 11 » Hundred Years' War: Start of the Battle of Jargeau.
June 12 » Hundred Years' War: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of the city and the English commander, William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk.
November 24 » Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc unsuccessfully besieges La Charité.
February 3 » Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, becoming the first known European to travel so far south.
June 11 » Battle of Sauchieburn: Fought between rebel Lords and James III of Scotland, resulting in the death of the king.
September 9 » Anne becomes sovereign Duchess of Brittany, becoming a central figure in the struggle for influence that leads to the union of Brittany and France.
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