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The Route of Joan of Arc & The Hundred Years' War c. 1429
A map depicting the state of the Hundred Years' War around 1429 and illustrating the impact of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) on the course of events from her journey to meet the future French king, Charles VII, through her participation at the...
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Assembly in the Desert
Assembly in the Desert, painting by Jeanne Lombard, 1934.
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Dancing with the Lion: Becoming
Book Cover of Dancing with the Lion: Becoming, written by Dr. Jeanne Reames.
Artwork by L.C. Chase
Copyright Riptide Publishing, LLC. Reprinted with permission.
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Dancing with the Lion: Rise
Book Cover of Dancing with the Lion: Rise, written by Dr. Jeanne Reames.
Artwork by L.C. Chase
Copyright Riptide Publishing, LLC. Reprinted with permission.
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Joan of Arc: Martyr and a Patron Saint of France
Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) was born in c. 1412 to a peasant farmer in Domremy in Medieval France, but at only 13 years old she received a vision that she should lead the French to victory over the English in the Hundred Years War. Eventually...
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Montesquieu
Montesquieu (1689-1757) was a French philosopher whose ideas in works like The Spirit of the Laws helped launch the Enlightenment movement in Europe. His ideas on the separation of powers, that is, between the executive, legislative, and...
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John Calvin
John Calvin (l. 1509-1564) was a French Reformer, pastor, and theologian considered among the greatest of the Protestant Reformation along with Martin Luther (l. 1483-1546) and Huldrych Zwingli (l. 1484-1531). Calvin synthesized the differing...
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War in the Vendée
The War in the Vendée was a counter-revolutionary uprising that took place in the Vendée department of France from 1793 to 1796, during the French Revolution (1789-99). In response to the French Republic's attempts to impose conscription...
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Gisela of France
Gisela of France was a legendary 10th-century CE Francian princess, who, according to tradition, was married off to Viking leader Rollo of Normandy. Her name, Gisela or Gisla, comes from an Old German word meaning "to pledge", the French...
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William the Silent
William the Silent (l. 1533-1584, also known as William of Orange) was the leader of the Dutch Revolt (the Eighty Years' War) in the Netherlands; first politically (between 1559-1568) then militarily (between 1568-1584). He is among the most...