Joan of Arc: Martyr and a Patron Saint of France

Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) was born in c. 1412 to a peasant farmer in Domremy in Medieval France, but at only 13 years old she received a vision that she should lead the French to victory over the English in the Hundred Years War. Eventually, she would become both a martyr and a patron saint of France, shortly after being burned at the stake as a heretic.

Joan made her way to Vaucouleurs to the office of the captain of the garrison, Robert de Baudricourt. She asked to be taken to see the dauphin but she was rejected at least twice before she convinced de Baudricourt of her seriousness. At this time during the Hundred Years' War, the throne of France was being disputed between the dauphin Charles and the Lancastrian English King Henry IV.

For years in France, there were prophecies of a maiden in armour that would save the country, and Joan fulfilled that prophecy when she travelled to Orleans with the army in full battle armour. Even though she had never had anything to do with war or taken part in any military battle, she proved herself to be quite the strategist. When Joan arrived, the siege of Orleans had already been going on for five months, and the French had been unsuccessful in lifting it. Joan was seen as a heroine and she embraced it.

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— CHAPTERS —
0:00​ Introduction
0:50 The Hundred Years' War
2:31 The Early Life of Joan of Arc
4:06 Meeting the Dauphin and the Siege of Orléans
6:43 Crowning Charles VII and Joan's Capture
7:52 The Trial and Execution of Joan of Arc
9:44 Outro

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[WorldHistoryEncyclopedia]

Do you believe Joan was really led by God? Let us know what you think!

[stevenbrown]

Excellent! Jeanne d’Arc is a fascinating historical character. Thank you for posting.

[animpastaishere]

this is a super good history videos. thanks

[adomati-myfh]

It is sometimes difficult to perceive piety, yet martyrdom is regarded trivial
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[deancaron]

Jeanne was a warrior for France. Betrayed by Burgundians, she remains a Saint to the French..rightly so

[ivanjuarez]

She was undisputely a courageous leader, I mean she was only 18 when she lead the army on war against the English!

[kevin-wnnr]

She was an 18 year old wanting to lead an army into battle, who does all that at 18? She never fears death it seemed. So yes she was sent by God.

[Trials_By_Errors]

French people lost their Faith in their Royalty when their kings handed her to British.

[majorcraigcc]

I have been to the spot of her execution. She was either truly unique or she was what she said she was.

[JamesBond-fzdu]

A lot of Saints have some kind of connection with the Divine

[jt]

Yes. I believe fully and do not doubt that she was really led by God.

[BradBrassman]

It is thought today that it is highly probable that she suffered from the mental affliction known as "Idiopathic partial epilepsy with auditory features (IPEAF), ". "Idiopathic" means that the epilepsy likely has a genetic cause, and "partial" means that the epilepsy affects only one area of the brain, which indeed, causes visions and voices inside the head.

[terrapin]

If I told you I like your shirt, would you hold it against me?

[starshiptrooper]

Was she lead by God or faith? I have no idea. she paid for it. So I can't and not able to critize her