Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

undefined Joan of Arc, a peasant girl living in Medieval France, believed

that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in it's long-

running war with England. With no military training, Joan convinced

the embattled crown prince Charles of Valois to allow her to lead a

French army to the besieged city of Orléans where it achieved a

momentous victory over the English and their French allies, the Bergundians.

Online resources

Online resources

This list is not exhaustive. It is a starting point.

St Joan of Arc While libraries still gather new works about Joan of Arc, she presents the uncomfortable question: was she or was she not a special instrument of God? O'Higgins-O'Malley, U. (1987). St Joan of Arc. The Furrow, 38(4), 226-231. Retrieved July 7, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/27678460

Joan of Arc Presents a biography of French soldier and martyr Joan of Arc. Background; Details of the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France; Details of visions she experienced as a teenager; Initial reluctance of the French Army to allow her to fight; How her military service inspired the cause of French nationalism; Details of her military successes and capture by the British; French reaction to her execution. McGill, S. A. (2017). Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc, 1–2.

Podcasts

Joan of Arc: making a martyr Born six centuries ago, Joan of Arc is regarded as a French national heroine: a peasant girl who, inspired by saintly visions, battled to break the Siege of Orléans and see Charles VII finally crowned King of France in a grand cathedral. But in 1431, she was burned at the stake. Kendall, B. (2017, June 24). Joan of Arc: making a martyr [Audio podcast]. Retrieved from https://podtail.com/podcast/the-forum/joan-of-arc-making-a-martyr/

Books in the library

This list is not exhaustive. It is a place to begin. Look on the assessment shelf and in the catalogue for more material including ebooks.

Joan of Arc by Allan Drummond
Call Number: B JOA
ISBN: 1876460121
Publication Date: 1998
Joan of Arc by Angela Bull
Call Number: B JOA
ISBN: 0751361607
Publication Date: 2000
Joan of Arc: the story of Jehanne Darc by Lili Wilkinson
Call Number: B JOA
ISBN: 9781921167003
Publication Date: 2006