Joan of Arc some called her a heretic others, herself included, believed she heard voices from God. Joan of Arc had humble beginnings and her beliefs inspired her to do great things. She would help Charles VII become king. However, at the end of her life she would be burned at the stake for heresy. Joan has an incredible story that takes her from her humble beginnings, to completing incredible feats of victory during the hundred year war till she met her untimely demise.
To begin with, Joan of Arc was born in 1412 A.D. and she lived at home with her parents and siblings until 1428A.D.. She had three brothers named: Jacquemin, Jean and Pierre and one sister named Catherine. She was an average peasant girl who lived an ordinary life, “She learned to sew and spin thread and to help her mother around the house; she also worked with the livestock” (Goldstone, 79). Joan was a devout catholic from an early age learning from her mother “She was not taught to read or write, but her pious mother instilled in her a deep love for the Catholic Church and its …show more content…
Joan would complete her goal of recapturing the city of Remis. “ Later that month, Charles VII was crowned king of France, with Joan of Arc kneeling at his feet” (Siege of Orleans). Remis was the city in which coronations were held so in recapturing it Joan made it possible to have Charles crowned the king thus completing her mission of helping Charles gain the French throne.
Finally Joan had completed her original mission however this is not where her story ends. “In the spring of 1430, the king ordered Joan to confront a Burgundian assault on Compiégne. In her effort to defend the town and its inhabitants, she was thrown from her horse, and was left outside the town’s gates as they closed.” (Joan of Arc). Joan had been captured by Jean, the price of Luxembourg. He sent a demand of ransom to Charles who refused to
To begin with, Joan of Arc was born in 1412 A.D. and she lived at home with her parents and siblings until 1428A.D.. She had three brothers named: Jacquemin, Jean and Pierre and one sister named Catherine. She was an average peasant girl who lived an ordinary life, “She learned to sew and spin thread and to help her mother around the house; she also worked with the livestock” (Goldstone, 79). Joan was a devout catholic from an early age learning from her mother “She was not taught to read or write, but her pious mother instilled in her a deep love for the Catholic Church and its …show more content…
Joan would complete her goal of recapturing the city of Remis. “ Later that month, Charles VII was crowned king of France, with Joan of Arc kneeling at his feet” (Siege of Orleans). Remis was the city in which coronations were held so in recapturing it Joan made it possible to have Charles crowned the king thus completing her mission of helping Charles gain the French throne.
Finally Joan had completed her original mission however this is not where her story ends. “In the spring of 1430, the king ordered Joan to confront a Burgundian assault on Compiégne. In her effort to defend the town and its inhabitants, she was thrown from her horse, and was left outside the town’s gates as they closed.” (Joan of Arc). Joan had been captured by Jean, the price of Luxembourg. He sent a demand of ransom to Charles who refused to