Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc, l. c. 1412-1431 CE) was a medieval peasant who, claiming to receive visions from God, turned the tide of the Hundred Years' War in favor of a French victory. She was famously martyrd for standing by her claim of divine inspiration and later canonized as a saint.
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1412 - 1431Life of Joan of Arc.
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6 Jan 1412Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) is born in a small village in France. She began to receive visions around the age of 13 and later led the French forces to victory at the Battle of Orleans, and other engagements, during the Hundred Years' War. Captured by the English, she was burned at the stake.
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1425Joan of Arc receives visions from God telling her to drive the English from France and bring Charles VII to Rheims to be crowned king.
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1428Joan of Arc's first attempt to meet with Charles the dauphin fails.
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1429Joan of Arc lifts the Siege of Orleans; a major victory for the French in the Hundred Years' War.
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1429Joan of Arc orchestrates the Loire Campaign to bring Charles VII to Rheims for coronation.
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1429Joan of Arc succeeds in meeting the dauphin who accepts her offer to help him.
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29 Apr 1429Joan of Arc prays in Orleans Cathedral during the Hundred Years' War.
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29 Apr 1429Joan of Arc arrives at the besieged city of Orleans, entering by the eastern gate with reinforcements and supplies, boosting the French morale and leading to the English army lifting the siege nine days later.
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12 Jun 1429The Battle of Jargeau ends in a French victory during the Hundred Years' War, led by Joan of Arc, her first offensive victory of the war.
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1430Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians and sold to the English.
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1430 - 1431Joan of Arc is held as prisoner of the English at the city of Rouen.
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23 May 1430Joan of Arc is captured outside the town of Compiegne, France by Burgundian allies of the English when she is pulled from her horse by a Burgundian bowman. After being held for some months, she was sold to the English.
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1431Joan of Arc is convicted of heresy and burned at the stake in Rouen.
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21 Feb 1431Joan of Arc is questioned directly during a public examination by an ecclesiastical court on charges brought against her for heresy. The trial began on 9 January of that year, but Joan was not given the opportunity to respond to questions until 21 February. She was found guilty of heresy and burned at the stake in Rouen, France on 30 May 1431, declared a Christian martyr in 1456, and canonized by the Church as a saint in 1920.
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1456Joan of Arc's conviction is invalidated and she is declared a martyr for France. .
