Tag Archives: Trial of Joan of Arc

purgatory joan : rehab for the maid in heaven

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Dave

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

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Dave

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

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Dave

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 →