Henry V had John Talbot arrested over a land dispute that must have escallated out of control. Talbot was sent to the Tower of London.

Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury was sent to Ireland as Lieutenant to subdue the Irish tribes. Talbot was ruthless in his tactics and quickly took control earning himself a reputation. He stayed in Ireland until 1419 when he went to France.

The Duke of Bedford and John Talbot sailed for France.

Joan of Arc had tried to negotiate with the English to lift the siege of Orleans without success. More French troops had arrived to assist break the blockade. On May 7th, Joan was wounded by an arrow in the neck but survived and managed to lead the French to defeat the English at Les Tourelles, part of the town. On May 8th the English moved out of Orleans.

After his successes in France Lord Talbot returned to England to request reinforcements and was given the title Earl of Shrewsbury by King Henry VI.

The rulers of Europe intervened when they saw that the ongoing war between England and France was doing destructive damage to both countries. Delegates including Cardinal Beauforta and the Earl of Suffolk from England met delegates from France to discuss a peace treaty. It wasn't until the followg year that the treaty was signed. The Treaty of Tours was signed by King Henry VI of England and Charles VII of France. The treaty resulted in five years of peace between the two countries and included the arrangement of marriage between Henry VI and Margaret of Anjou. ¹

John Talbot, the Earl of Shrewsbury, landed near Bordeaux and took the area of Guyenne.

Sir John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury and his army were totally destroyed by the French as they attempted to regain control of the region around Bordeaux. This is regarded as the last event in the Hundred Years War.