Historical story

What was Joan of occupation?

Joan of Arc was a French peasant girl who led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War. She was born in 1412 in the village of Domrémy, France. She claimed to have received visions from God telling her to lead the French army to victory. In 1429, she persuaded the French king, Charles VII, to give her command of the army. She led the French to victory at the Battle of Orleans in 1429 and the Battle of Patay in 1429. She was captured by the English in 1430 and burned at the stake as a heretic in 1431.