Joan of Arc played an important role in the Siege of Orléans (1429), in which Salisbury’s army landed at Calais on July 1st, after which he went to Paris to discuss the situation with Bedford and his Regency Council the situation of having an infant king, Henry VI (1421 - 1471). The Regency does the king’s work on his behalf, and Bedford tells Salisbury what should be done. There was an original plan to complete the conquest of Maine and Anjou, but by 1428 Charles VII had became too weak. This led Bedford to reluctantly agree to a invasion of the central Loire valley with an attack on Orléans. A reason for their reluctance was the fact that Orléans belonged to Duke Charles of Orléans, and to attack the lands of a man who is already a prisoner
