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    Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk]; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.

  2. Jun 5, 2024 · Joan of Arc, national heroine of France, a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory that repulsed an English attempt to conquer France during the Hundred Years’ War.

  3. Nov 9, 2009 · Joan of Arc, a pious peasant in medieval France, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England. With no military training, Joan convinced crown...

  4. Mar 28, 2019 · Joan of Arc ( Jeanne D 'Arc, l. c. 1412-1431 CE) was a medieval peasant who, claiming to receive visions from God, turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War in favor of a French victory. She was famously martyrd for standing by her claim of divine inspiration and later canonized as a saint.

  5. Apr 3, 2014 · Martyr, saint and military leader Joan of Arc, acting under divine guidance, led the French army to victory over the English during the Hundred Years' War.

  6. Saint Joan of Arc, French Jeanne d’Arc, (born c. 1412 ce, Domrémy, Bar, France—died May 30, 1431, Rouen; canonized May 16, 1920; feast day May 30), French military heroine. She was a peasant girl who from an early age believed she heard the voices of Saints Michael, Catherine, and Margaret.

  7. How Joan of Arc turned the tide in the Hundred Years’ War. Divine voices guided a young girl to lead the French against the English. Burned as a heretic in 1431, the Maid of Orléans was both...

  8. NARRATOR: Joan of Arc, an heroic peasant girl, is called upon by God to save France from ruin. PROFESSOR COLETTE BEAUNE: "In the 15th century there was a strong belief that God could alter the course of history, especially in a place as devoutly Christian as the Kingdom of France."

  9. Joan of Arc. The teenage girl who helped lead a French army to victory. By Johnna Rizzo. Joan of Arc knew nothing but war. Her country of France had been fighting England for about 75 years...

  10. Jun 26, 2024 · Joan of Arc. 1851. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. When Joan of Arc (1412-1431) or in French Jeanne D'Arc, was a child the territory where she lived— Domremy-la -Pucell — like much of France, was under the control of the English. The future king of France himself, Charles VII was somewhat in doubt of his ...

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