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Hello and welcome to Life of the Week from History Extra, where leading historians delve into the lives of history's most intriguing and significant

figures.

Joan of Arc has gone down in history as the Virgin Saviour of France, a patriotic martyr who was

unjustly burnt at the stake by her enemies. But just how accurate is that version of the story?

Speaking to me, Emily Briffitts, for today's Life of the Week episode, Anne Currie charts

the extraordinary rise and fall of the young peasant girl, whose extraordinary visions and

prophecies brought her face to face with King Charles the 7th and led to her spiritual leadership over the

armies of France before leading to her unfortunate demise. So hello Anne, thank you so much for

joining us on the History Extra podcast. It's a pleasure. Good to be here. So we are going to be

delving into the life and legacy of Joan of Arc. So we should probably ask our top internet search query for Joan of Arc is, was she a real person?

It might seem a strange question, but she is. She's such an amazing character. I'm not surprised.

People ask that question, but she definitely died in 1431.

So we should really contextualise this.

Who was Joan about? Can you give us a brief introduction? We're in the 15th century phase of the

Hundred Years' War that began when Henry V invaded in 1415 and won the Battle of Adjinkourt.

Essentially, the English went on doing well, and in 1420, Henry was accepted as

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