Show Notes
As we continue our series on the Hundred Years' War, Armagnac cause has never seemed so hopeless. An Englishman sits on the French throne, the Scottish army has been crushed, and now the Armagnac stronghold of Orléans is about to fall. That is, until the emergence of the most unlikely hero: a charismatic peasant girl, who claims to speak to angels. In this episode, we chart the rise of Joan of Arc, from a normal working-class life in north-west France, to the self-appointed saviour of the nation.
For more information on what we discuss in this episode: The transcript of the trial of Joan of Arc:https://saint-joan-of-arc.com/trial-condemnation.htm
Joan of Arc and Female Mysticismhttps://www.jstor.org/stable/25002016
Music used in this episode: https://archive.org/details/arn-36554-lart-du-luth-au-moyen-age-guy-robert-et-lensemble-perceval/ARN+36554%E2%80%A2f1.wav
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