Joan of Arc

Joan fought to free France from the occupying British army and to restore the French monarchy.

Joan of Arc was a woman who was a great military leader. That was a problem because she was in a very male dominant society. She was burned at the stake for being a witch even though it was really just because of her great accomplishments.

Simply put, no.
Some people, especially the British and their sympathizers, felt that Joan was either crazy or a heretic. However, 20 years after she was burned at the stake she was found to be innocent of all charges and exonerated. Of course, this was 20 years too late for Joan.

Joan was not executed for witchcraft. She was executed under the pretense of being a heretic by a bishop who supported the British who Joan was trying to drive out of France. About 20 years after her execution she was totally exonerated of all charges against her. Unfortunately, this came too late to save Joan.

She had none. Joan of Arc is one of the greatest heroines all of all time. She will always be remembered for bringing about the end of the Hundred Years War and for giving the French people both religious values and a sense of national pride.

Joan of Arc was captured on May 23, 1430 outside the gates of Compiegne, France . Joan at the time was leading a small group of French soldiers against Burgundian troops who wished to lay siege to Compiegne. She got too far from Compiegne when she realized her troops were badly out-numbered and began a retreat to Compiegne. Taking up a rear position to protect her retreating soldiers, the drawbridge to Compiegne was closed before Joan could get back in the town and avoid capture. She was surrounded by Burgundian soldiers, pulled off her horse, and later sold by John Duke of Luxembourg to the English.

Joan had led the French to several military victories that had seriously embarrassed and humiliated the British army and they wanted her dead. As it would not have been proper to execute her for military actions she took they concocted false charges of heresy and witchcraft. An ethnic French bishop who favored the Brits found her guilty and ordered her burned at the stake, the standard punishment for heretics at the time. The bishop had ordered her to cease wearing men's clothing as it was forbidden by a mandate in the Old Testament. She signed an agreement to stop wearing men's clothing. However, at night the British authorities removed the women's clothing from her cell forcing her to, once again, put men's clothing. The bishop said she was guilty of breaking her agreement and declared her a heretic. 25 years after her death, Joan was exonerated of all charges and, instead,the bishop was found guilty of heresy. He had died so could not experience the same fate as Joan.

They were tossed rather unceremoniously into the Seine River. there have been all sorts of unconfirmed and generally disproved Johannic relics over the centuries such as alleged miraculously preserved hearts (how could she have more than one) body armor ( conceivable some parts could have survived) and so one. there are no bonafide ( Good Faith) first-class relics of the Maid. sorry.

In God's name, the soldiers will fight and God will give the victory" "En nom De, les gens d'armes batailleront et Dieu donnera victoire" is the famous response Joan gave when she was asked why she needed soldiers if God wished to deliver France. After gaining approval from the Church theologians that examined her, Joan was given command of the French army and proceeded to the town of Tours to prepare for battle.

Joan of Arc defied the gender conventions of her day. She fought in battles and dressed as a man. These facts were later used in her trial, and lead to her being burned at the stake.

Around the world Joan of arc has influenced people to fight for their freedom, have faith in their religion or god, to be be courageous and devoted in battle or other situations. Above all she has influenced people to stand up for what you believe in.She had no doubt in where her loyalties lied whether to god or to her king, she believed in her self and didn't have a doubt that she was hearing the saints, and in court she stayed head strong and truthful.
her fantastic story gave people courage to do great thing . she made history and became a saint by doing the the things she did like lead the french Resistance and she gave it all for what she believed...

Her parents were Jacques d' Arc and Isabelle de Vouthon [She is known to have said her mother's name was Isabelle Romée, but her mother was very religious and "Romée" simply designated a person who had made a pilgrimage to Rome or another religiously significant destination.]

She had three brothers: Jacquemin, Jean, and Pierre. She had a much older sister named Catherine about whom little is known. Joan was the middle child.

Joan of Arc was peasant girl who answered the call of God to save her country from the English who were intent on taking it over. She lead the French army to victory at Orleans and Patay and totally reversed the course of the war that had been going on for almost a century. She also crowned Charles VII as King which put an end to the controversy of who was the rightful King of France. Her story is amazing and inspiring.

Joan of Arc fought in the war between France and England, and was eventually captured by the English and executed as an enemy of England. Religious issues were raised as well - this was a period of history in which Europeans were obsessed with religious issues - but it was ultimately about the war.

Joan had embarrassed and humiliated the British with her victories and they wanted revenge. They thought that the French army would become disheartened by Joan's death and the British could gain the upper hand in the conflict once again.

The french army win the battle of Orléans against English troop of John Talbot in the years of 1429 (8 may). A another french victory was win against English in the battle of Patay the 18 June 1429.

Absolutely. Her command of the French Armies inspired them to fight, and she scored several key victories against the English. The French had been on the cusp of total defeat, after Joan's key victories the French rallied and completely defeated the English within 22 years.

Joan of Arc had three older brothers: Jacquemin, Jean, and Pierre. She also had a much older sister about which little is known.

Joan did have three older brothers, Jacquemin (1402), Pierre (1408) and Jean (1409), but her sister, Catherine (1413) was younger than Joan and died in late

1429 in child birth.

Joan was the third of five children born to Jacques and Isabelle d'Arc. The family owned a 50 acre farm near Domremy, France, and were devout Catholics. Joan did not attend school and could neither read nor write. All the children were expected to help with chores, both in the home and at the farm.

Popular estimates based on known sizes of people in medieval times( sorry no authentic St.Joan armor costumes have been found ) seem to suggest she was tall for her times, at about 5 feet 6 Inches. The actress Ingrid Bergman was 5 Ft Nine inches so a bit tall. somewhat oddly , while she only lived to l9, the maid of Orleans is rarely professionally played by teen actresses. One notable exception was Lelee Sobieski . Historically, Joan should be played by Ingenue types, rarely is she, excepting amateur dramatic troupes and high-school plays, etc.

Joan was actually 5' 2" tall. A French scholar, Adrian Harmand, in 1929 discovered an original order for clothing for Joan by the (then imprisoned in England) Duke of Orleans. He wished to make Joan a present of several articles of clothing for Joan's great service to him by raising the English siege of his city, Orleans, in May, 1429. One of the articles was a robe, "of fine Brussels cloth" which was to be 80 cm. long. Since a robe would go from Joan's shoulders to her knee (all men's clothing

at that time ended at the knee), the scholar (Adrian Harmand) calculated Joan's

height to be about 1.58 meters, or approximately 5 feet, two inches.

The food that Joan of Arc ate included dried meat or jerky and whole grain breads. She also ate fish which made her extremely sick.

Of course not, She was French, from Domremy. There were no French African colonies in l429 AD, and certainly no Blacks in the French Army at that time. as there were no French colonies in Africa in l429- where could they come from? Slaves could not be trusted to bear arms ( weapons) in the field! The only possible Cross-feed- no pun intended was the FICTIONAL Amazon Girl Knight Nubia, who was a somewhat questionable character in Wonder Woman. She was North African, as judged by her name, was sketched to appear about 7 feet tall- Joan was, at peak 5 Foot 6. -and furthermore, Nubia was a purely fictional character! Case ( and visor) closed.

The "J" that led the French army against the English was Joan of Arc. She played a crucial role during the Hundred Years' War, particularly in lifting the Siege of Orléans in 1429. Joan claimed to have received visions from saints instructing her to support Charles VII and help reclaim French territory from English control. Her leadership and inspiration were pivotal in revitalizing French morale during the conflict.

It was her family last name or surname. the Of business implied she was a Noblewoman, as a Female Knight surely would be. there was no direct term for distaff armored types- but up to a point Dame ( Lady) would suffice. The French version of her name is d'Arc (which is translated into English as "of Arc") but some historians believe it was actually Darc.

yes joan of arc was considered a hero because she rallied up the french people to fight for the throne when she was just a teenage peasant. Either that, or she just loved doing crow calls, like Graham Kennedy. Although, unlike Graham, she didn't get banned from live TV. Instead of 'arrrrrrrc', like the sound a crow makes, Graham's attempt sounded more like 'arrrrrse', apparently!

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