On this day, the city of Bordeaux surrendered to the French forces, marking the end of the Hundred Years’ War. After his successful Normandy campaign in 1450, Charles VII of France concentrated his efforts on Gascony, the last province held by the English. His campaign here ended successfully on 17th July 1453 with the decisive French victory at the Battle of Castillon. The fall of Bordeaux two months later effectively put an end to hostilities, although England and France remained formally at war for another 20 years. The war destroyed the English dream of a joint monarchy and led to the rejection in England of all things French, although the French language left its mark in English vocabulary. The Treaty of Picquigny in 1475 formally ended the Hundred Years’ War with Edward IV of England renouncing his claim to the throne of France.
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