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    Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orléans
    Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orléans
    Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orléans
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    Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orléans

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    Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Joan of Arc in next to no time with this concise guide.

    50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Joan of Arc. As the Hundred Years’ War raged on, and the possibility of the French reclaiming their territory from the English occupation seemed ever slimmer, one unlikely young woman would set out on a divine mission to restore the French monarchy and free the population from tyranny. However, Joan of Arc’s military skill and courage would not go unpunished, and she was brutally burned at the stake for witchcraft after being captured by the English. She is now revered as a saint in the Roman Catholic Church.

    In just 50 minutes you will:
    • Learn about Joan of Arc’s early life and the divine inspiration that led her to seek out Charles VII, France’s legitimate heir, to help him regain his territory from the English
    • Explore Joan’s military skills and leadership, particularly in rescuing the people of Orléans from the siege of their town
    • Discover Joan’s gruesome execution in Rouen for witchcraft and heresy, and her subsequent exoneration only when it was too late

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    LanguageEnglish
    Publisher50Minutes.com
    Release dateMay 24, 2017
    ISBN9782806297013
    Joan of Arc: The Maid of Orléans

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      Joan of Arc - 50MINUTES

      Joan of Arc

      Key information

      Born: 1412, in Domrémy (Kingdom of France).

      Died: 30 May 1431 in Rouen (Kingdom of England).

      Main achievements:

      In the early 15th century, a young peasant girl from the eastern outer edges of the Kingdom of France made a name for herself with the French people: she stated that she carried a divine message that required her to liberate France. The country was, in fact, partly in the hands of the English and the Burgundians. Charles VII (1403-1461), the legitimate heir and successor to the late Charles VI (1380-1422), had not yet been crowned.

      Whether truly a prophet or a fraud, she managed to persuade the heir apparent to entrust a small troop of soldiers to her to fight the English, and won some astounding victories. She recaptured Orléans at the beginning of May 1429. With enthusiastic public support, she had many successes in battle and eventually led Charles to Reims, where he was crowned king of France on 17 July 1429.

      Shortly afterwards, she was wounded, captured and sold to the English. Her fate was sealed. In Rouen, which was in English territory, Pierre Cauchon (1371-1442), the bishop of Beauvais, brought a resounding case against her in court in the spring of 1431. Joan was sentenced to death for heresy and burned at the stake at the Vieux-Marché in Rouen. She was posthumously exonerated in 1456, beatified in 1909 and canonised in 1920.

      Her unusual actions both as a woman in charge of an army and as a military leader fighting a foreign occupier, added to her premature and unfortunate demise, made her a legendary heroine

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