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The Siege of La Rochelle (1627-28) climaxes the Protestant Huguenot rebellion against the French crown and leads to the rise of the absolute monarchy.

Besieged Fortresses

The Siege of La Rochelle, the Battle of the Megastructures

English King Richard the Lionheart builds a formidable castle along France's Seine River to assert his supremacy over his rich and strategic lands in Normandy.

The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart

French forces defend Orleans from an English army during a violent and pitiless siege between 1428 and 1429 during the Hundred Years' War.

The Siege of Orléans, Joan's Fortress

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Built at strategic points and fitted with impressive defenses, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable.

S1 | The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart

E1 | The Siege of La Rochelle, the Battle of the Megastructures

The Daunting Fortress of Richard the Lionheart

The Siege of Orléans, Joan's Fortress