Featured Article Quiz #150
Siege of Hennebont
#1 When did the Siege of Hennebont take place?
Between late May and late June 1342
Between early November and early December 1342
In August 1341
#2 Who defended the fortified port of Hennebont during the siege?
Joanna of Montfort
Joan of Penthièvre
Sir Walter Mauny
#3 What helped keep Hennebont from falling during Charles of Blois’s siege?
English reinforcement by sea
The French king’s decision to stop sending troops to Brittany
A truce that directly forced the town to surrender