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one joan fits all

Trials and Tribulation of Joan of Arc. Her judgment and execution were just the beginning in a long series of fluctuations for the canonized combattant of God… In general, we find that Joan of Arc all over the world is … Continue reading

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joan of liberty and fraternity and convenience

Joan of Arc. From compromising circumstance in the life of Charles VII, to be forgotten as soon as possible to subsequent resurrection and refashioning into useful symbol… The French Revolution was a decisive event in the development of the reputation … Continue reading

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saint joan of kitsch: kicking the rehab can

The Protestants of the sixteenth century saw Joan of Arc as the Joan of the Rehabilitation “tainted with idolatry,” identified with Church and King. They destroyed every representation of her upon which they could lay their hands. Swedes in the … Continue reading

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joan of arc as my bellona: a strumpet of a pucelle?

Poor Joan of Arc. Her trial and execution were only the beginning in the saga of the fluctuations of Joan’s fame that has run the gamut from anger and awe, skepticism and adoration… Since the Rehabilitation of Joan of Arc, … Continue reading

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joan: ambiguous “voices”

Joan of Arc persuaded Charles to march on Reims, where he was crowned in 1429 with the Maid beside him. It was Joan’s finest hour. She was eager to move on to Paris, but the King, influenced by her enemies … Continue reading

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Rehabilitation of joan: if memory serves her well

The judgements of Joan of Arc. Her trial and execution were but the beginning. In the centuries since, the Maid has continued to provoke anger and adoration. The first “revision” was the posthumous Rehabilitation trial… The Rehabilitation was conducted in … Continue reading

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purgatory joan : rehab for the maid in heaven

Joan of Arc had a string of minor successes culminating in a marvelous victory at Patay, where the French allegedly lost three men to 3,000 for the English. This seemingly miraculous event, as well as the liberation of Orleans, was … Continue reading

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Door prize: will the real Joan please identify herself

There is the strange and mysterious episode of the “false Joan of Arc” – or “false Joans of Arc,” for we cannot be quite sure now whether there were one or several pretenders…. Men, we may conjecture, did not quite … Continue reading

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french kiss-off

The skeptical court examined her jealously, but Charles VII, in private conversation with Joan of Arc, was convinced of her probity and place her at the head of an army. Joan believed herself sent from God to drive the English … Continue reading

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