Joan by Katherine J Chen review – a fresh portrait of Joan of Arc - The Guardian

A brilliant exploration of how an otherworldly peasant girl became a leader of violent men and a national icon

The life of the woman we know today as Joan of Arc is astoundingly well documented. She was born circa 1412 in the village of Domrémy, north-east France, during the hundred years war. She had visions… [+4227 chars]

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