The Tower of John Talbot: A Medieval Battleground in Folleville Castle

The Tower at Folleville stands as a silent witness to over five centuries of strife, initially constructed as a quadrangular donjon in the 11th century. The castle was rebuilt in the 15th century following the Jacquerie of 1358. However, it was John Talbot, an enterprising English captain, who captured the castle in 1440, employing artillery, a tactic never before seen. During the Hundred Years' War, the castle was contested and rebuilt multiple times.

In the 15th century, Raoul de Lannoy, a brave knight, lived at the castle and was later rewarded by King Louis XI for his bravery at the Siege of Quesnoy in 1477. King Charles VIII also visited in 1492, appointing Raoul as the Bailli of Amiens. The castle fell into the hands of the League in 1589, but the battle was not decisive. The principal remnant of the castle today is a tall observation tower, a chilling vestige of the wars that once tore through its walls.

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