What was the impact of Joan of Arc on the world?

Answer 1

Joan of Arc helped Charles VII get crowned king, and restored the French monarchy. Her victories against the English during the Hundred Years War and subsequent execution helped galvanize the French people into fighting off the British, and remain a free country. She was later canonized as a saint, and is therefore a figure that people can turn and pray to in times of need. She is the patron saint of France, and a national icon. French politicians, including Napoleon, have all invoked her memory to give themselves legitimacy and to galvanize the French people. She has been a character in numerous literary works, including Shakespeare's Henry VI, Voltaire's La Pucelle d'Orleans, and Mark Twain's Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. In some circles she is a feminist icon, because she was a woman who saved a country. Joan of Arc had many different impacts on the world.