Joan Of Arc Impact

Joan of Arc grew up in a country at war, which motivated her to fight. France was in the middle of the Hundred Year’s War, “an intermittent struggle between England and France in the 14th–15th century over a series of disputes, including the question of the legitimate succession to the French crown” (“Hundred”). This international conflict led to chaos and disagreement inside France, and two disagreeing parties emerged. The Armagnacs believed that Charles VII was the rightful king of France while the Burgundians supported the Duke of Burgundy and his son, John the Fearless (“Hundred”). Joan of Arc was born in the small village of Dorémy around 1412 (“Joan”). She grew up in a very Catholic family, and at the age of 13 she had visions with “the voices of St. Michael, St. Catherine of Alexandria, and St. Margaret of Antioch” (Vale and Lanhers) who told her that it was her divine purpose to free France from England and bring Charles VII to the throne. This inspired her to leave her village and family behind to meet the prince.

Joan of Arc showed her caring nature even at a young age and this helped her strong influence over the culture of her time. Joan was born in Domremy, France in 1412 with the given name of Jeanne D’Arc. This is where her common nickname Joan of Arc came from. Domremy was located in the Champagne district of northeastern France and was the last town that remained loyal to Charles VII, the heir to the throne of France (DISCovering Biographies). Joan, the daughter of Jacques D’Arc and Ysabeau (Isabelle) Romee, grew up on her father’s farm always working in the fields (Bellitto). She was responsible for herding sheep and cattle and working in the fields during the harvest season. Joan never attended school and never learned to read or write. She spent most of her time at the church or praying to the statues that surrounded it. Her religious affiliation came from her mother’s strong Catholic faith

The young war maiden was born in the small French village of Domrémy around January 6, 1412, but no one truly knows what day that Jacques and Isabelle d’Arc brought their daughter into this world. There was no true wall protecting Domrémy so they had to have a doyen was the one who held the key to the nearby castle to be able to hide in case of an attack which was Joan’s father. The title of doyen also gave her father the power to collect taxes and to settle local disputes (Kudlinski 10-11). Even from such a young age as six Joan was participating in holy rights like communion, fasting, and mass. Out of all the holy stories she knew her favorite was the stories about two saints Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret (14).

No one was going to stand between Joan and what was right. She returned, “Joan went to Vaucouleurs again in January 1429. This time her quiet firmness and piety gained her the respect of the people, and the captain, persuaded that she was neither a witch nor feebleminded, allowed her to go to the Dauphin at Chinon” (britannica.com). Joan was set on making a difference in the world.

There are three women who definitely accomplished much in their lives, and had a huge impact on their societies. They are Joan of Arc, Helen Keller and Malala Yousafzai. Joan of Arc was a young French girl from the 1400’s who claimed to have a vision from God which led her to lead the French to victory in a war with the English. Helen Keller became deaf and blind when she was very young, and with the help of a gifted teacher went on to a very accomplished life. During our present day, in Pakistan a teenaged girl named Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban because she was an advocate of education for girls; she miraculously recovered from her injuries and went on to become a world renowned advocate for education and human rights.

Her uncle was the first to have believed in her mission. On May 1428, Joan’s voices commanded her to go to Vaucouleurs to contact the garrison and supporter of Charles, Robert de Baudricourt, and with her uncle’s help she did just that. At first, Baudricourt laughed her off but Joan didn’t give in and went back the following year. Seeing that she was getting approval from the villagers, he approved and gave her a horse and some escorts. Before her departure, she changed into the man’s look she was famous for and traveled to Chinon, where Charles was currently located along with his court.

Although she could not read or write, Joan was amongst the church regulars and claimed she could hear the voice of god in her head telling her she would defeat the English army and put Charles in his rightful place on the throne. "A peace treaty in 1420 disinherited the French crown prince, Charles of Valois, amid accusations of his illegitimacy, and King Henry V was made ruler of both England and France." This led to more and more occupation of English in northern France and eventually cause Joans village to be abandoned in fear of attacks. "Joan promised Charles she would see him crowned king at Reims, the traditional site of French royal investiture, and asked him to give her an army to lead to Orléans, then under siege from the English." She was given her army to the dismay of his councilmen and it is believe she said things to Charles only a messenger of god would be able to say, but it is unknown exactly what she said. She acquired a fully white set of armor and a white horse to symbol her purity, she

Throughout her imprisonment and trial held by the English, Joan kept her faith in God alive. This would have been difficult for someone without such a strong belief in God, for it was God who encouraged Joan to go to

For Joan of Arc, 1428 was the start of a new life and journey. In the May of that year, Joan makes her first trip to Vacouleurs to meet with Robert de Baudricourt asking him to send her to the king. He had initially rejected her but her strong willingness to pursue what she wanted led to her attracting a small group of followers who believedthat she truly was destined to save France according to a prophecy. Baudricort finally gave in to her and she set out to Chinon, the site of the prince’s fortress. With the help of Charles, she led an army to Orleans in March of 1429 wearing white armor on her white horse. Joan had led several French attacks and drove the Anglo-Burgundians from their fortess and forced them to leave and cross the Loire River.

Joan of Arc was born into a country in political chaos. In 1415, King Henry V of England invaded northern France. The English were defeated by France and gained help from the Burgundians in France. In 1420 the Treaty of Troyes granted Henry V to the French throne, taking control from the demented King Charles VI. After Charles’ death Henry would inherit his throne. However, this plan didn’t work because Henry and Charles died within a couple of months of each other. This left Henry’s infant son to inherit both realms. French supporters of the soon to be Charles VII sensed an opportunity to return the crown to a French monarch instead of the English

She had convinved her mother’s cousin to take her meet with Baudicourt, but refused her to the Dauphin during the first visit. Joan’s village, Domrémy, was attacked by Burgundians in July 1428 and villagers had to flee to a neighboring village including Joan and her family. After the attack, Baudicourt agreed to meet with Joan again in February 1429 and he greed to take her to the Dauphin, gifting her a horse and a sword. She was accompanied by a small military contingent including four knights of Baudicourt’s that remained with Joan through most of her military career. On 6 March 1429, Joan was given an audience with the Dauphin where she had picked him out of a crowd in his court. Eyewitnesses reported she had told the Dauphin she had been sent by the King of Heaven to lift the siege at Orléans and lead to the dauphin to be crowned as King of France in

Joan of Arc started her journey to becoming a saint in 1428, when she felt that heavenly voices spoke to her (Beck 360). The voices informed her that Charles VII was the true king of France, and needed to get the crown. He was called Dauphin, or rightful heir. Joan seeked an audience with him, and ventured to Vaucouleurs, a stronghold of Charles VII, where she told the captain of the garrison about her visions. Unfortunately, he did not believe her, so he sent her home. However, Joan refused to give

Initially, Edward III accepted King Philip VI(6th) as the new king of France however after King Philip VI(6th) took control of Aquitaine (King Edward III’s domain), Edward renewed his claim to the French throne and began to invade France. This war lasted through the reigns of the French kings: King Philip VI, King John II(2nd), Charles V(5th), Charles VI(6th), and after 9 years of Charles VII(7th), the birth of Joan of Arc.

Joan was an energetic and an independent child. At the age of thirteen, Joan began to hear the voices of three saints, who told her that she needed to drive the English out of Northern France. At the age of sixteen, she was appointed as a military leader by King Charles and led the French Army to victory in the Battle of Orléans. The bishop ordered for her to be

Joan of Arc, born in 1412 in Domremy, Bar, France. Her parents, who were a farmer and seamstress, Jacques d’ Arc and Isabelle, also known as Romee. Joan learnt piety and domestic skills from her mother. She also looked after the animals and became quite skilled as a seamstress. At age 18 she led the French army to victory to take over the English at Oreleans. A year later she was captured and turned in to the English who had her convicted for cross-dressing and trailed for heresy. Later that year she was eligible to be executed. Joan was handed over to the secular government and was burnt at the stake on May 30, 1431.