The Irish standard., 1909-04-03
THAT WAS NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
Ever Since the Young Woman Has Been the Glory of
France, the Shame of England and Wonder
of the World.

scots. the foes of England. Here
were two combinations on French soil
that for more than a hundred years,
Of and on, and with varying successes,
Kept France in perpetual war
Every petty domestic iissension in
France was nvailed of by the English
who took sides with one or o,l.er OF
tine contestants. never attempting any
cancellations and always paid them
selves for their battling for their own
cause by planting themselves in GOOD
- aport positions. always with an eve
t" the sometime occupation of Paris
rs the capital of the English interests
on the Continent
The chivalry of France rallied
around their king again and
again. and succeeded for a long time
port cities. "'rhe peace OF Bretigny"
in 1860 gave a. large slice of France
i" the English crown and breathing
spell of peace to the French crown.
But the war of~conquest went. on again.
The year 1873 saw Calais, Cherbourx.
l3hyonne, Bordeaux placed as Jewels in
he hands Of tho still Unsuitable Eng
lish.
a. few years later the growing in
efficiency of the French king, the RI
valry OF the two great clukedoms OF
Orleans and Burgundy, gave tie great
opportunity for English arms again.
Henry V. now king of England es-
p"used the duke of Rurgundy's q,.,rsnl
and. bringing al army to his aid the
lnmous battlc of Agncourt followed.
IN 14l5. making the king Of England
and his French allies masters of al
most all of France.
by the Treaty Of Troyes. May II,
1870, Henry was proclaimed acting
king of France. and when Charles vi
would die he was to he sole king. The
dauphin. the son Of Charles vi, was
not to be considered at all.
France seemed doomed. BY Christ,
mas, 1920 Paris and all France north
Of the Loire were in English hands.
only the Orleanists held out They
dill not recognize the treaty of Troyes
nor any rights OF the English in
France.
BY curious dispensation Of Provi-
Gonce the weak rightful King OF
France and the strong King of Eng
land both died in 1922 within few
months of each other.
The infant son of the King of Eng
land was at once proclaimed both in
London and in Paris the new King oc
France, the Burgundians of France
readily accepting him. But the Or
lcanists rallied around the Dauphjn,
the heir of Charles vi.
Orleans alone Of the strong cities of
France remained to the faithful
French. IL Orleans fell into the hands
Of the English there was no further
disputing their supremacy. Orleans
was the key to the military situation
as Rheims was the political key, for
since long years the King OF France
had been always crowned in Rheims
and only one so crowned commanded
the allegiance OF the real French peo-
pie.
The English pushed or to Orleans.
early in 1929 it was surrounded by
English and Burgundians come to stay
until It's gates would be opened to
them or it's walls battered down.
The patriot party with the Dauphin
in their midst We're in sore straits
There seemed no hope for France. Or
,eans could not hold out muct. long
| or. Scotland could not come to their
aid now nor Naples their old friend
and ally. There they we're like the
1sraeites in Bethulia whether they
surrendered or resisted was little diff
ference. Either meant political death
and disgrace.
Just then when the complete over