sentences:  Charles, unsurprisingly, claimed the title King of France for himself, but he failed to make any attempts to expel the English from northern France out of indecision and a sense of hopelessness
  
  Political conditions in France took a decisive turn in the year 1429 just as the prospects for the Dauphin began to look hopeless.The town of Orléans had been under siege since October 1428.The English regent, the Duke of Bedford (the uncle of Henry VI), was advancing into the Duchy of Bar, ruled by Charles's brother-in-law, René.