Ep. 123 Joan of Arc: How a Teenage Peasant Girl Helped Turn the Tide of the Hundred Years War

Join me this week as I recount the unbelievable true story of Joan of Arc, the 16 year old peasant girl who dressed in mens clothing and led French armies to victory in the 1420s. Something like this happening today seems near impossible, but in the 15th century when women had few rights, it was inconceivable. So how did a teenage girl with no military training come to lead successfully soldiers in battle? And what about the voices? Was Joan of Arc really sent by God to save France?

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Sources:

• History.com "Joan of Arc is burned at the stake for heresy"
• History.com "Hundred Years War"
• History Extra "The real Joan of Arc"
• Wikipedia "Joan of Arc"
• jeanne-darc.info

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