Why is Joan of Arc important in French history?

Answer 1

"All that Joan was able to accomplish at such a young age is unparalleled in history. Only 17 when she was put in command of the French army, she is the youngest person to ever command the armies of a nation. In only a couple of months she was able to completely reverse a war that had been going on for almost 100 years that the French were about to lose. The victories she won at Orleans and Patay are considered among the greatest in all of history. Add to all of this her prophetic ability that was always correct, her personal devotion to God and commitment to purity and it is a story that can only be described as incredible."
Without Joan of Arc France might not be France today!

Answer 2

Joan of Arc was important in French because she Free them for the English, she was the only brave woman to fight in the hundred years' war and she was the first woman to ever lead a French army to victory.

Answer 3

Joan of Arc is important in the study of world history because she is one of the most important military leaders in the last phase of the Hundred Years War. It was her actions that turned the tide in favor of the French that eventually led to their victory over the English. Additionally she put Charles VII on the Throne of France.

Answer 4

She started a popular movement that eventually, after her death, expelled the English from their French holdings. In her lifetime she engineered the coronation of Charles as the King of France.

Answer 5

She was able to turn the course of the Hundred Years War to favor the French.