LibGuides: Middle Ages: Joan of Arc

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Joan of Arc Breaks English Siege of Orleans
Joan of Arc, a peasant girl from the French village of Dormremy in Lorraine province, had heard religious voices since she was 13 years old. In 1428, the 17-year-old had visions of St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Margaret telling her to save Orleans.
Jeanne d’Arc 1412 – 1431
Saint of the Roman Catholic church and French national heroine.
The details of the life of Jeanne d’Arc form a biography which is unique among the world’s biographies in one respect: It is the only story of a human life which comes to us under oath, the only one which comes to us from the witness-stand.
Joan of Arc - Biography
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.

Enter the complex and compelling mind of Joan of Arc and discover what led this 19-year-old to martyrdom.

Publisher: National Geographic, 2017.

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