In the time before Joan of Arc, the Hundred Years War was still raging despite the fact that France and England were at a cease fire. The French royal family was split into two factions and were warring with one another. The “Orleanist” faction (also known as the “Armagnac” faction) was led by Count Bernard VII of Armagnac and Duke Charles of Orleans, who was the man Joan of Arc believed to be the heir to the French throne. Their rival was Duke John the Fearless of Burgundy who led the “Burgundians.” Unfortunately, diplomats failed to extend the treaty, keeping France at peace with England so the English invaded. The English eventually pulled back from France to modern day Belgium, only to re-invade two years later in 1417. During this second invasion, English King Henry V not only conquered most of Northern France, he also gained the support of Burgundian Duke Philip III who agreed to let King Henry have the throne of France if he helped the Burgundians defeat the Orleanists.