Why didn't Constantinople have cannons/gunpowder during the Fall of Constantinople? There are references to western Europe having cannons as early as the Siege of Orléans in 1429.
The first Western image of a battle with cannon: the Siege of Orléans in 1429 can be found on this Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon
From what I've gathered, by the time he was ready to get married, the Orleans had long been deposed. I read that by marrying a French princess, Nicholas would only make the Franco-Russian alliance stronger, but wouldn't that only make it harder to reason with the French Republic, it being a republic and all? Besides, why even marry someone from a deposed royal family - wouldn't that be considered unworthy of a monarch?
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This Day In History
On this day in history in the year 1429, Joan of Arc broke the English siege of Orléans, France.
"I am not afraid... I was born to do this."
― Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
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