Tag Archives: Susan Crane

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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poor joan: brand name martyr

We must remember that the tribunal which condemned Joan of Arc was a tremendously impressive array of the leading ecclesiastical talents and reputations of the time-almost a synod of the Church. One need not, therefore, be surprised that the verdict … Continue reading

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la pucelle wore the pants

The cross dressing martyr? The queer saint? The clergy wears robes but they still controlled who got to wear pants, and not fancy pants either… But fancy as many a gentleman or warrior might be, he never dressed like a … Continue reading

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