The Real Joan of Arc

Gone Medieval

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4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

How did a peasant girl go on to lead French armies at the age of 17? How did her visions of saving France from the English play a part in her life? Why was it significant that she wore men's clothes and led armies? And what is her legacy today?

In this episode of Gone Medieval, Dr. Eleanor Janega pops across to our sister podcast Betwixt the Sheets to discuss the life of the formidable Joan of Arc with Dr. Kate Lister.

This episode was edited and produced by Stuart Beckwith and Rob Weinberg. The senior producers are Charlotte Long and Anne-Marie Luff.

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0:00.0	Hello, I'm Dr. Eleanor Yannaga, and welcome to Gone Medieval from History Hit, the
0:08.3	podcast that delves into the greatest millennium
0:15.0	the greatest the god-spacking details
0:17.0	and the latest groundbreaking research
0:19.2	from the Vikings to the Normans,
0:21.0	from kings to popes to the Crusades, from Kings to Popes, to the Crusades.
0:23.8	We delve into the rebellions, plots, and murders
0:27.4	that tell us who we really were,
0:29.4	and how we got here. Now, as you no doubt no,
0:38.0	Gong medieval is not the only podcast from History Hit.
0:41.4	No, History Hit Towers is a veritable fortress of industry
0:45.8	where the creative juices of the most skilled podcasters in the land flow like barley bear.
0:51.0	From time to time, the overlord who sits in the high tower
0:55.1	orders for me to be let out of the gone medieval dungeon to be led in chains
0:59.4	into the private apartment of Dr. Kate Lister, to be the guest on her brilliant betwixt the
1:04.4	sheets podcast. I'm going to see get an apartment and I'm stuck in a dungeon.
1:08.8	Anyway, the last time I was allowed out was a few months back.
1:13.4	Friday, the 8th of March, to be precise, which is International Women's Day.
1:18.0	And Kate and I had a chance to get all fan-girly over one of our favorite heroines, Joan of Arc.
1:24.2	Now, I should warn you that when the two of us get together,
1:26.8	the banter can be a little, shall we say, fruity.
1:29.7	So you might want to brace yourself,
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