Joan of Arc
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- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Religion, Ethics, Military History
- Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Wars, Battles, Catholic Church, Catholics, Saints, Prophets
- Curriculum: Women’s History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History
Article abstract: Joan’s victories initiated the withdrawal of English troops from France to end the Hundred Years’ War, and she made possible the coronation of Charles VII at Reims. As a martyr to her vision and mission, she had as much influence after her death as in her lifetime.
Early Life
Usually identified with the province of Lorraine, Joan of Arc grew up a daughter of France in Domrémy, a village divided between the king’s territory and that of the Dukes of Bar and Lorraine. Bells from the church next to her home sounded the events of her...
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