Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc [ʒan daʁk] ⓘ; Middle French: Jehanne Darc [ʒəˈãnə ˈdark]; c. 1412 – 30 May 1431) is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the Hundred Years' War.
It was from Blois that Joan dispatched her famous missives to the English siege commanders, calling herself "the Maiden" (La Pucelle), and ordering them, in the name of God, to "Begone, or I will make you go". [41] The relief convoy, escorted by some 400–500 soldiers, finally left Blois on 27 or 28 April, in nearly religious processional array.
Her given name at birth is also sometimes written as "Jeanneton" [4] [5] or "Jeannette", with Joan of Arc possibly having removed the diminutive suffix -eton or -ette in her teenage years. [6] The surname of Arc is a translation of d'Arc, which itself is a nineteenth-century French approximation of her father's name.
Jean d'Orléans, Count of Dunois (23 November 1402 – 24 November 1468), known as the "Bastard of Orléans" (French: bâtard d'Orléans) or simply Jean de Dunois, was a French military leader during the Hundred Years' War who participated in military campaigns with Joan of Arc. [1] His nickname, the "Bastard of Orléans", was a mark of his ...
The Maid of Orleans (French: La Pucelle d'Orléans) is a satirical poem by Voltaire about Joan of Arc, circulated in private readings and in manuscript beginning the 1730's. In response to pirated prints appearing in the 1750's, Voltaire published an authorized edition (Geneva 1762) shorn of most bawdy and anticlerical passages.
Joan’s presence motivated the beleaguered French soldiers, and within nine days of her arrival the city was liberated. Actor Ingrid Bergman starred as Joan in the 1948 film directed by Victor ...
Former City Hall and Joan of Arc statue 16th/17th buildings found rue de l'Escure, in front of the Hôtel Groslot A half-timbered house in Orleans 15th century city hall tower View from the public park, rue d'Alsace-Lorraine View of the Cathedral and the Hotel Groslot, from the Hotel public park The current Hôtel de Ville View from the public ...
Contains two songs about Joan of Arc titled "Joan of Arc" and "Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans)", both were released as singles. 1984 "Eu Não Matei Joana d'Arc" (song) Camisa de Vênus: Name of song means "I did not kill Joan of Arc". Humorous song where a man says that he never had an affair with Joan of Arc and is innocent in her death. 1986