France
Uncertain Beginning
On the face of it, Charles VI's reign was off to a good start. He had faced down serious troubles successfully. He had achieved success on the battlefield. There was as yet no hint of the mental troubles that would plague him for most of his life. England was preoccupied with its own internal troubles. A time for rebuilding and recovery seemed at hand.
The next couple of years were relatively quiet, and a few skirmishes met with success. The king and his uncles decided on a double invasion of England. The Scots would attack from the north while a great fleet would be assembled for a Channel crossing. Approved in 1386, a great fleet was indeed constructed, but one difficulty followed on another and the invasion was delayed repeatedly. Finally, by late September, the weather had become so contrary that the whole enterprise was called off. Huge sums of money had been spent with nothing accomplished.