Warrior Girl by Pauline Chandler5/24/2023 ![]() ![]() She persuaded him to give her a horse and armour, and then led his army of 5,000 men to a famous victory against the English at Orleans. Believing she heard the voice of God calling her to help her king in his war against the English, she left her childhood home to meet Charles VII, who was afraid to take up his crown. Joan of Arc was born in the small French town of Domremy in 1412. So my chosen heroine being French and fighting the English doesn’t really matter to her story, since the war between the French and the English is just a dramatic backdrop that helped make her who she was. But to me history is all about the characters. that’s historical fact and it casts us in the UK as the baddies, and I suppose if you're just looking at the historical plot then that's true. Yes, I know she fought to defend her homeland against the English invaders. ![]() ![]() And lest you think I am being horribly unpatriotic in this Jubilee year, I happen to believe Joan/Jeanne’s nationality is not really important to her story. So, without further ado, let’s meet Joan… or Jeanne, to use her native French name. ![]()
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