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Who was Joan of Arc and how did she become so prominent in France so quickly? (5)
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-Joan was just a peasant girl, but in 1428, she claimed to be hearing the voices of St Michael and other holy spirits on her head
-This fitted in with a prophecy from 1398 that a maid would one day rise to save the French fro, the English, and this maid appeared to be Joan! (How very convenient) -The voices were telling her to dress as a man and travel to Chinon to meet the dauphin and then go to Orleans and help in the siege -Joan supposedly madee the dangerous journey to Chinon through enemy Territory, but in reality it seems that the dauphin was already aware of her presence and had provided an escort -The dauphin had Joan questioned for 11 days by church reps, as he was aware that if he accepted and her visions were false, and vice versa, he would be in a dodgy situation… But he was convinced to accept her |
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How was Joan able to create an army, and where did she go? (6)
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-At the siege, the English strategy was trying to starve the town, and the French were in a very tough situation
-This convinced the dauphin find that action was needed, and made him more likely to accept Joan -As word of Joan's visions spread, men flocked to join her, effectively assembling an army in less than 2 months, with Joan using extensive religious symbolism to attract fighters (who previously had refused to fight for the French army) -The word of Joan's army convinced the french at Orleans to hold on… It wasn't for her they would have surrendered -She entered Orleans on 29th April 1429, and the English had to face an army far superior to them in terms of both numbers and morale -She rallied the townsfolk, and on the 4th May, they took St Loup back fro the English, with Joan fighting fro, the front |
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How did the Siege of Orleans end, and what part did Joan play in it? (4)
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-The French nobles then excluded her from the council that decided what they should do next, a bit contradictory? She was the reason they could have such a council... Did they see her as too rash! Or did they resent her and her new found power?
-BUT, with the support of the townsfolk, she took a calculated risk in attacking Augustines, as it,,left them open to attack from both sides by Les Tourelles -Although Joan was wounded by an arrow, they fought on and they claimed Les Tourelles -With only a secure present at the North of the city, Suffolk abandoned the siege on 8th May... Joan was successful! |
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What happened in the month or so after the victory at the siege of Orleans? (5)
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-Although she was successful, her brashness had lost a lot of men, so someone else was put in overall charge of the army
-Joan still led troops though, and helped win a number of battles in 14289 -12th June- Defeated Suffolk's army, and took Suffolk hostage -15th June-Joan's army captured the bridge at Meung-Sur-Loire, which prevented the English from crossing the Loire and sending more troops to help the current ones -18th June-They crushed the English at a battled at Patay, where many notable English leaders were captured BUT Joan had very little role in leadership here, and was merely a foot soldier |
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When did French relations with Joan begin to turn publicly sour? (5)
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-Although she played a notable role in getting King Charles VII crowned in July 1429, she tried to be ambitious after that
-She was determined to march on Paris and try reclaim it, something the French commanders knew was beyond their current resources -This led to a split in the army, with Joan and other commander Alencom leading the move on Paris -It was unsuccessful, with 1500 casualties and Joan coming close to death once again... Getting a crossbow in the thigh -Joan's divinity was cast into doubt, and Charles VII appeared to try pay off Joan by enabling her family, but she did not take the hint |
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How did Joan die? (4)
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-Against Charles' wishes, in May 1430, she went to the defence of the town of Compiegne, where she was inexperienced as she had only knowledge of offensive attacks
-On 23rd May, she was captured by the Burgundians -The English bought her in November -On May 1431, she was burnt at the stake after having been tried for being a witch, with the French doing very little to try save her |
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SEE PG51 FOR DIFFERENT HISTORIANS VIEWS ON JOAN OF ARC AND HER ROLE
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What were some positives that could be argued for Joan of Arc? (6)
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-She was a skilfully brave fighter
-She managed to successfully lead an army at the age of 16 -Reclaimed lots of land from the English -Had a big role in getting Charles VII crowned -Massively boosted French morale and relations -Had an innovative way at looking at situations as she had not been brought up in the conventional military way |
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What were some negatives that could be argued against Joan of Arc?
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-The war carried on after her for another 23 years... Was she that important?
-She was inexperienced and made rash decisions -The biggest battle during her period was The Battle at Patay, and she was hardly involved in it -She was ever seen as a short term solution... -The moment that she starts losing the spider that God supports her she is nothing...-What do you do with her after???-Nobles did not like her, weren't bothered that she was captured and out of the way |
