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Joan: heroine of the Right

Joan of Arc. Her legacy has had some ups and downs, and some swings from Left to Right… The nineteenth century has been called by a German writer, “the century of the Pucelle.” It was inevitable that the restored monarchy … Continue reading

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joan of arc as my bellona: a strumpet of a pucelle?

Poor Joan of Arc. Her trial and execution were only the beginning in the saga of the fluctuations of Joan’s fame that has run the gamut from anger and awe, skepticism and adoration… Since the Rehabilitation of Joan of Arc, … Continue reading

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french kiss-off

The skeptical court examined her jealously, but Charles VII, in private conversation with Joan of Arc, was convinced of her probity and place her at the head of an army. Joan believed herself sent from God to drive the English … Continue reading

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visions of johanna of arc

The trials of Joan. Joan before the law. Six centuries later, the Maid has continued to provoke anger and awe, scepticism and adoration. Brn about 1412 to a devout peasant fmily, Joan was visited from childhood by her “voices.” Beleiving … Continue reading

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