| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxii, 304 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [286]-294) and index. |
| Summary |
A biography of Joan of Arc, the 14th century French woman warrior. The authors describe her peasant origins, her career as commander of troops fighting the English, her death at the stake for heresy, and her elevation to sainthood in 1920. |
| Contents |
Part I: The drama : her story begins -- Joan meets her Dauphin -- Joan and the victory at Orleans -- Her Dauphin anointed King at Reims -- Intrigue, frustration, and capture -- Joan the prisoner -- Joan's trial and execution at Rouen -- The verdict of Rouen nullified -- Joan as memory -- Part II: the cast of principal characters : The three noble princes -- Their subjects -- Her judges at Rouen -- Part III: issues and images. |
| Subject |
Joan, of Arc, Saint, 1412-1431.
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Christian women saints -- France -- Biography.
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France -- History -- Charles VII, 1422-1461.
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| Added Author |
Clin, Marie-Véronique.
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Adams, Jeremy duQuesnay.
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Wheeler, Bonnie, 1944-
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| Added Title |
Jeanne d'Arc. English
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| ISBN |
0312214421 |
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0312227302 (pbk.0 |
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