Joan Of The Angel: Joan Of Arc

Larissa Taylor takes her readers on a journey through the life of the infamous Joan of Arc. Joan can be easily recognized as a historical figure in the 15th century, a female warrior, and a woman that was fiercely independent and determined. Joan’s life has been told again and again, which has slowly taken away from the incredible woman that held so many triumphs. Instead of giving her readers a list of Joan’s accomplishments, Taylor enthralls the reader by detailing every step of Joan’s life, start to finish, so that one can really understand the life of the warrior.

When Joan was thirteen years old, she began to hear voices and see visions. She identified these visions as St. Catherine, St. Margaret, the Archangel Michael, sometimes Gabriel, and large groups of angels on some occasions (Joan of Arc Bibliography). She was determined that God had sent these voices, to give her a very important mission: to save France by taking down its enemies, and to make Charles as its rightful king.

Joan of Arc led her people to victory and helped turn the tide for the Armagnacs and the success of France, despite the danger she faced. After leaving her village, Joan of Arc travelled to Vaucouleur, a Armagnac stronghold. There, she met with Robert de Baudricourt, the commander of the garrison (Vale and Lanhers). She asked him to allow her to meet the King, but he dismissed her. She soon returned, this time with “a small band of followers who believed her claims to be the virgin who (according to a popular prophecy) was destined to save France” (“Joan”). This time, Baudricourt gave her permission to go to the Prince. However, to get to Chinon, where the Prince lived, she would have to cross through enemy territory. She cut her hair and dressed as a man before making the eleven-day journey (Vale and Lanhers). Once there, “Joan promised Charles she

History abounds with a plethora of people and events that have shaped the course of the world. Traditionally, these people have been adult males. Occasionally, however, these historical icons are females and during rare moments are children. One of these unfathomably cases is the young french women named Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc, the legendary saint that was burned at the stake, was a young farm girl who joined the Hundred Year War and died as a hero for her believes.

Joan of Arc was a young French girl who was poor and illiterate; she had a vision from God which instructed her to lead the French military to victory in war against the English. After getting permission to lead the French troops, Joan of Arc dressed as a boy, in full armor went into battle. She led her troops into battle at Saint Jean le Blanc, where there was a fortress; they were able to take control of the fortress, Joan was shot in the neck by an arrow, but returned to fight. Joan’s actions were so important because she was a real inspiration to the

Joan of Arc is credited with leading the French army to victory over England during the 100 years war, which actually lasted around 116 years. She believed she was a messenger of god and was born to bring an end to the war. With permission from the king, Joan of Arc, lacking military and tactical training, led the french army against the English in the city of Orléans. Joan met a tragic end when she was captured by the Anglo-Burgundian and tried as a witch. She was called guilty as a witch and a heretic which led to her untimely demise being burned at the stake at age 19.

75 years before Joan of Arc’s story began, a war broke out, which would eventually be known as the Hundred Years’ war,a series of battles between England and France that lasted from 1337 to 1453. This was due to King Edward III believing he was the rightful heir to the French throne,and his mother, Isabella, being King Charles IV(4th) sister.

She began hearing voices from God when she was 13 years old, telling her she was to be the Savior of France.

Joan of Arc was born during the long war between France and England known as the “Hundred Years War”; the dispute began over who would be their heir to the French throne. In 1415, King Henry V of England invaded northern France. After delivering a shattering defeat to French forces, England gained

Joan of Arc was a teenage girl who heard visions from God to lead an army. She believed that God’s plan for France was to push the English Kingdom out. She approached the king with the statement that she was from God and that was her message that she was bringing God into the war. Joan proved that a woman could lead a battlefield but the end result is unfortunate. Joan had nothing to fear because God was on her side and sent her to do this, lead an army.

Joan has seen God, brought her country to victory, and has become a saint, in and after her lifetime. Her legacy lives on today, as she is still one of the greatest human beings of the past today. Joan of Arc grew up in an uneducated and very poor family who lived in Domrémy, France near Champagne during 1400’s. When she was born on January 6,1412 , France was on the edge of losing the Hundred Years’ War, and they had no chance of beating the British that had already won multiple battles. Joan’s father was a farmer, that made just enough for his family.

Joan Of Arc 1430 Joan of Arc has been taken by the Burgundians and taken to the castle of Bouvreuil. It is confirmed that she is being pronounced a death sentence. On the morning of May 30th, she is to be burned at the stake at the old marketplace of Rouen. They have charged her with many things, including witchcraft and dressing like a man. So far, no one has attempted to save her from them, not even King Charles.

During the war Joan always places herself at the front of French forces, and she is twice wounded. After they won the war in Orleans she is granted the title of “Maid of Orleans” but for short “the Maid”. Before she had the title of “Maid of Lorraine”. She was such a good soldier that she didn’t care that she would be captured and taken prisoner midsummer's day. She even decided “Instead of the sword the king offered her, she begged that search might be made for an ancient sword buried, as she averred, behind the altar in the chapel of Ste-Catherine-de-Fierbois. It was found in the very spot her voices indicated. There was made for her at the same time a standard bearing the words Jesus, Maria, with a picture of God the Father, and kneeling angels presenting a fleur-de-lis” (New Advent). That took a lot of ways for being a brave warrior and the sword having the words Jesus, Maria and a picture of God next to it also put a big part of her religious value with it. She had a lot of influences when it comes with her religion and what she believes in to get to where she was at the moment of when she first wanted to join the army and fight for her country of France and the angles that told her what she should do and guide her to what she would later do and what led her

For some time now, you, the audience have requested that we should talk about the strange behaviors in history and how people have responded to it. Since the topic of trans –sexuality is also one of the hot topics on our list that you’d like to from us about. We have decided that we should tie them both together, as not many people know the history of trans-sexuality, specifically cross dressing. And lucky for you we have brought in a special guest to interview she has been an icon for this topic for centuries and knows the most about this topic. So, without further a due, we welcome Joan of the arc!

Saints are always different from everyday people, thus no one understands them in their lives, only a lot of years after their death. Joan of Arc was a saint like this as well, she was too far ahead of her times and was killed by her fellow men, because they didn’t know what else to do. She was canonized in 1920, after 489 years of her death. In my opinion, she was not only a saint, but meant to be an angel and showed a good example to all of us, how to behave ourselves in the name of honour, honesty, and glory.