The Heroine of Medieval France
How strong is your desire for wealth and power? If you ask the monarchs back in the medieval years, they would have probably told you “So strong it causes a war between nations”. History has proven their bid for power and wealth. In a specific case, the Hundred Years War was a battle of ownership for the French throne between the English and the French. But the more specific reasons were the ambition of French monarchy to expand their land, which contradicts England’s ambition to keep French land under their control because it used to belong to their king, and the province of Flanders (now known as Belgium) wanting to secede from France. Though France was a lot stronger at the start of the war, King Edward III …show more content…
Though her father was a farmer, they were well-off. She grew up as a devout Catholic through the teachings of her mother excluding how to read and write. By the time she reached her thirteen years, she started to hear voices, the first which came from, as she later identified, St. Michael the Archangel. His messages tend to be pieces of advice on how to live a pious life, but was then given the important mission to go to France, or where the monarch ruled. The voices of St. Catherine and St. Margaret soon followed, urgently telling her to do the mission. In 1428, three years after she started hearing the voices, Joan has chosen to do her mission and saved France from the turning iron grip of England, who has occupied most of the northern …show more content…
First, she achieved to garner ‘a sizable force, between ten thousand and twelve thousand men’ (Thompson 44) to embark to New Orleans by May 1429, around three to two months since she was enlisted. It was imperative for Joan’s army to succeed in Orleans because it was a strategic location for the English in cutting off the daupin from his allies in the east, enabling them to easily take over Eastern France. During their time of preparation, the English have barricaded the city and the towers of Tourelles, which guards the only bridge to Loire River. Before she reaches her destination, Joan sent a letter the English, warning them that if they do not leave France, then she will have their soldier killed. Naturally, they ignored her. When she reached Orleans, she led an assault on St. Loup before English reinforcements can reach the city in time and even though they arrive, Joan still manage to drive them out. The result of the battle ended with 140 killed and 40 captured. Joan sent her final ultimatum to the English, telling them to leave the French soil and once again, they ignored her. Because of their defeat in St. Loup, Englishmen left the fort at St. Jean le Blanc, which turned Joan’s sight to the fort near Tourelles, the Bastille des Augustins. Once more, Joan was victorious in driving off her enemies and led to the end of the siege. Her triumph in Orleans boosted the moral of France and immediately was seen as a
How strong is your desire for wealth and power? If you ask the monarchs back in the medieval years, they would have probably told you “So strong it causes a war between nations”. History has proven their bid for power and wealth. In a specific case, the Hundred Years War was a battle of ownership for the French throne between the English and the French. But the more specific reasons were the ambition of French monarchy to expand their land, which contradicts England’s ambition to keep French land under their control because it used to belong to their king, and the province of Flanders (now known as Belgium) wanting to secede from France. Though France was a lot stronger at the start of the war, King Edward III …show more content…
Though her father was a farmer, they were well-off. She grew up as a devout Catholic through the teachings of her mother excluding how to read and write. By the time she reached her thirteen years, she started to hear voices, the first which came from, as she later identified, St. Michael the Archangel. His messages tend to be pieces of advice on how to live a pious life, but was then given the important mission to go to France, or where the monarch ruled. The voices of St. Catherine and St. Margaret soon followed, urgently telling her to do the mission. In 1428, three years after she started hearing the voices, Joan has chosen to do her mission and saved France from the turning iron grip of England, who has occupied most of the northern …show more content…
First, she achieved to garner ‘a sizable force, between ten thousand and twelve thousand men’ (Thompson 44) to embark to New Orleans by May 1429, around three to two months since she was enlisted. It was imperative for Joan’s army to succeed in Orleans because it was a strategic location for the English in cutting off the daupin from his allies in the east, enabling them to easily take over Eastern France. During their time of preparation, the English have barricaded the city and the towers of Tourelles, which guards the only bridge to Loire River. Before she reaches her destination, Joan sent a letter the English, warning them that if they do not leave France, then she will have their soldier killed. Naturally, they ignored her. When she reached Orleans, she led an assault on St. Loup before English reinforcements can reach the city in time and even though they arrive, Joan still manage to drive them out. The result of the battle ended with 140 killed and 40 captured. Joan sent her final ultimatum to the English, telling them to leave the French soil and once again, they ignored her. Because of their defeat in St. Loup, Englishmen left the fort at St. Jean le Blanc, which turned Joan’s sight to the fort near Tourelles, the Bastille des Augustins. Once more, Joan was victorious in driving off her enemies and led to the end of the siege. Her triumph in Orleans boosted the moral of France and immediately was seen as a