Joan Of Arc Essay -- Biography Biographies Joan of Arc Essays

A cut saint and a heroine in the Hundred Years war was Joan of Arc.This lift girl helped save the French from English command and was often calledthe Maid Orleans and the Maid of France. Her inspiration led the French to manyvictories. Joan Of Arc (In French Jeanne dArc) was born around 1412, in thevillage of Domremy, France. She was a peasant girl who, like many girls of thattime, could not read or write. Her father, Jacques, was a wealthy inhabit farmerand her mother, Isabelle Romee, taught her how to sow, spin, and cook which shewas proud of. She also spent much of her time praying to and serving God. Shelived like most children did at that time, until when she was about thirteen.According to Wagenknecht The Vision original came when she was firstthirteen.... 1 The vision was Saint Michael who said she should be a goodgirl and go to church. When more and more Visions had come it started comingclearer to her and when she truism Saint Catherine and Saint Margaret her d uty wasclear, she was the chosen one to crget Charles the VII. 2 Since France had been fighting with England in what was called theHundred Years War, much of Northern France was captured by the English,including Reims where the coronation for kings had been held for over centuriesbefore him. Since Reims was captured, Charles the VII, who had not yet beencrowned was still called the Dauphin. When Joan had these visions of SaintCatherine and Saint Margaret, she told her family and friends. When she toldher father, he would not let her go. After when these Visions told her thatEngland and Burgundy, Englands ally, were going to capture Orleans, one ofFrances die strong forces, she knew she had to react. She needed to go to theregulator of Vaucouleurs, an agent of the Dauphin, and convince him to give heran army to escort her to the Dauphin. She first needed an escort to come with her to see the governor so sheasked her cousin, Durand Laxart. He, at first, was skeptical about i t, but thenhe soon came to Joans side. When she told the governor, Robert de Baudricourt,he said she was a fool and she should go home. But subsequently some time of waiting,Baudri-court let her go, under his protection, to the Dauphin with maleclothing, a sword, 3 a safe conduct pass, and a small escort. They departedFebruary 23. They safel... ...tried as a witch under an ecclesiastical court. She was handed over to Pierre Cauchon, bishop of Beauvais, on January3rd, 1431. The sittings had begun on February 21 and continued over a period ofmonths. She was held in chains, harassed by countless questions, and threatenedwith torture over this period of months Saint Catherine and Saint Margaretstill gave her advice through all this. On May 24, 1431, Joan was taken to the cemetery where she she was to been burned at the stake unless she recanted,which she did. This is not really to clear to historians why she did that, butmany believe that she did not understand what the recant me ant. Wagenknechtstated that Her own view, after she was herself again, or perhaps one shouldsay her report and interpretation of the view of her Voices in that matter, wasthat she had imperiled her soul to save her life It was the fear of the firewhich do me say what I did. 7 After her recanting she was sendenced fromdeath to life of imprisonment. Of her being treated so softly, the English werefurious. Joan had thought she was going 10 to be sent free but instead Cauchonsentenced her to perpetual imprisonment.