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Joan of Arc was the first woman knight in history.

2006-12-15 06:46:51 · 4 answers · asked by Ashley B 1 in Arts & Humanities History

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I don't really understand the question.
Joan of Arc (Jeanne D'Arc in French) was a French peasant who "heard" God telling her to save France from the English invaders. She convinced many French soldiers and became a legend. Her role was very important and she enabled the king of France (Charles VII) to be crown and get more authority. But she was finally burnt by the English after they made her prisoner

If you want to read more about her, you can read Jules Michelet's book about the Middle Ages. He is one of the first great French historian but his works look a bit like novels, so it is relatively easy to read.

2006-12-15 07:01:02 · answer #1 · answered by Siobhan 3 · 0 0

Joan of Arc wore men's clothing between her departure from Vaucouleurs and her abjuration at Rouen.She disguised herself as a page during a journey through enemy territory and wore armor during battle. But she was not a knight.

Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d'Arc,[1] (c.1412 – 30 May 1431)[2] was a national heroine of France and is a saint of the Roman Catholic Church. She asserted that she had visions from God which told her to recover her homeland from English domination late in the Hundred Years' War. The uncrowned King Charles VII sent her to the siege at Orléans as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence when she overcame the light regard of veteran commanders and lifted the siege in only nine days. Several more swift victories led to Charles VII's coronation at Reims and settled the disputed succession to the throne.

The renewed French confidence outlasted her own brief career. She refused to leave the field when she was wounded during an attempt to recapture Paris that autumn. Hampered by court intrigues, she led only minor companies from then onward and fell prisoner at a skirmish near Compiègne the following spring.

2006-12-15 07:08:14 · answer #2 · answered by snowynight 2 · 0 0

Joan of Arc lead the French army against the English army and defeated them in the Battle of Orleans. The reason she led the army was because she told everyone she heard voices from god to make sure that Charles VII was crowned as the French king. She succeeded and was invited to be at the coronation of Charles VII in Reims, France.

2006-12-15 06:54:03 · answer #3 · answered by mac 7 · 0 0

No. She lived in a time where women were just the little ole wife who sits at home and does the housework and raise the children. And at that time, there were no schools, and most people were illiterate, especially the serfs, which Joan's family was. So no, she didn't know any math at all.

2006-12-15 06:52:40 · answer #4 · answered by Finch 2 · 0 0

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