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Joan of ARC - La Pucelle (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
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Joan of ARC - La Pucelle (Paperback, Annotated Ed)
Series: Manchester Medieval Sources
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This sourcebook collects together for the first time in English the
major documents relating to the life and contemporary reputation of
Joan of Arc. Also known as La Pucelle, she led a French Army
against the English in 1429, arguably turning the course of the war
in favour of the French king Charles VII. The fact that she
achieved all of this when just a seventeen-year-old peasant girl
highlights the magnitude of her achievements and also opens up
other ways of looking at her story. For many, Joan represents the
voice of ordinary people in the fifteenth century; the victims of
high politics and warfare that devastated France. Her story ended
tragically in 1431 when she was put on trial for heresy and sorcery
by an ecclesiastical court and was burned at the stake. This book
shows how the trial, which was organised by her enemies, provides
an important window into late medieval attitudes towards religion
and gender, as Joan was effectively persecuted by the established
Church for her supposedly non-conformist views on spirituality and
the role of women. Presented within a contextual and critical
framework, this book encourages scholars and students to rethink
this remarkable story. It will be invaluable reading for those
working in the fields of medieval society and heresy, as well as
the Hundred Years' War. -- .
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