Orléans
French cathedral city
Orléans is a city in north-central France on the Loire River, historically significant as the site where Joan of Arc broke the English siege in 1429 during the Hundred Years' War.
The city lends its name to New Orleans in Louisiana, founded by French colonists.
The House of Orléans was a cadet branch of the French royal family.
Encirclement forcing surrender
- liberatorOne who frees others
- heroineBrave female protagonist
- saintCanonized holy person
- martyrVictim for beliefs
armour · banner · Dauphin · Charles VII · visions · warrior · piety · patroness
Medieval English-French succession struggle
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- BurgundiansGermanic people, fifth century
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- rampartsProtective fortress walls
France's longest watercourse
- riverfrontLand along a river
- quaysWaterfront mooring structures
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
- floodingOverwhelming water accumulation
floodplain · towpath · navigation · banks · levees · vineyards · Loire Valley · watershed
French wine region with castles
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- old townCity's preserved original section
- boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
- tramwayRail system for carriages
prefecture · university · bridges · market · riverside · quays · vineyards · gastronomy
siege
Encirclement forcing surrender
martyr · armour · banner · Dauphin · Charles VII · visions · warrior · piety · patroness · prophecy
Hundred Years' War
Medieval English-French succession struggle
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- BurgundiansGermanic people, fifth century
- cathedralBishop's principal church
Loire River
France's longest watercourse
- riverfrontLand along a river
- quaysWaterfront mooring structures
- bridgesStructures spanning obstacles
flooding · floodplain · towpath · navigation · banks · levees · vineyards · Loire Valley · watershed · confluence
Loire Valley
French wine region with castles
- cathedralBishop's principal church
- old townCity's preserved original section
- boulevardsBroad, tree-lined streets
tramway · prefecture · university · bridges · market · riverside · quays · vineyards · gastronomy
OrléansParis
France's chief city
Versailles · Lyon · Marseille · French capital · Île-de-France