Joan of Arc

No, Joan is said to have had black hair.

Yes, Joan was found to have been a heretic as she had worn men's clothing that was forbidden in the Old Testament.

Because she, along with Sts. Michael & Catherine, wanted to see France liberated from the onslaughts of the English.

She left to ask the Dauphin to allow her to lead the French army to lift the siege of Orleans

Joan of Arc, under the name Joan la Pucelle, is a character in Shakespeare's play Henry VI Part I. She is portrayed as sneaky and lacking in honour, which enables her to succeed against the honourable English. In the end her demonic familiars fail her and she is captured. She defends herself from the death sentence by claiming first that she is a virgin and second that she is pregnant.

Bear in mind that at the time Shakespeare was writing, Joan was not considered a heroine or a saint by the English. She was considered to be a witch.

She was a teenage peasant who rallied the French troops. And even though she was captured by the English troops the French won their land back.

Probably that nobody would believe her or that she would be killed.

She not only volunteered, she begged to be allowed to fight for France.

well when Joan of Arc was born she was baptized and raised in a catholic community. She started having visions when she was in her 13th year, and believed she saw st. Michael the archangel and christanmatly and god almighty telling her to lead the french army to relieve Orleans she believed that what she was doing was the command of god.

He was at a loss. Everything he had tried had failed so he had little to lose. He was also afraid that, if Joan was telling the truth about her visions, he would be going against God's will to refuse her help.

Franciscans are an order in the Catholic faith, not a faith themselves. Joan was not a member but was a devout Catholic. She did not belong to the Franciscan order.

At first she didn't. However, the Dauphin was at the end of his rope and was willing to try anything. Once she was victorious at Orleans the prince became convinced.

The bishop accused Joan of both witchcraft and heresy. However, Joan defended herself quite well and he could not prove the allegations. In the end he found an obscure mandate in the Old Testament that forbade women from donning male clothing. He used that to convict her of heresy.

The main reason she was accused of anything was Joan had led the French to several military victories that had seriously embarrassed and humiliated the British army and they wanted her dead.

There is some confusion about this. Arc appears to have been her family surname, not a location, unlike say, Isabella of Castile ( a real Lady Knight-general rank- a Queen in armor!). Arc is not a province of France like Lorraine ( which she is often associated with- the cross of Lorraine) - so maybe it was just her last name, like Robert De La Salle, the explorer- Robert of the Hall, or in simpler form, Robert Hall, yes the clothing chain name in his honor- from Detroit.

She was born in the year AD1412.

Saint Joan of Arc led the French army into battle.

Joan of Arc, nicknamed "The Maid of Orléans" or "Maid of Lorraine", is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War, and was canonized as a saint. She was born to Jacques d'Arc and Isabelle Romée, a peasant family, at Domrémy in the Vosges of northeast France.

Joan was a female in a male-dominated army.
Joan was only a teenager while most of the soldiers were considerably older.
Joan was a simple peasant while most soldiers were of noble families.
Joan had no education and could neither read nor write.
Joan was small of stature, barely 5 feet tall.
Joan had no military training or experience.
Joan had no money and had to rely on donations for her horse, armor, weapons and clothing.

Joan of Arc had a great passion for doing the will of God.

No. Joan of Arc was never swallowed by a whale. You are likely thinking of the Biblical Story of Jonah who was swallowed by a large fish.

Joan of Arc

Joan led the French army when she was 17 years old until she was captured at the age of 18.

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