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History in a Hurry


Nov 26, 2018

Joan of Arc believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England. With no military training, the peasant girl convinced the embattled crown prince Charles of Valois to allow her to lead a French army to the besieged city of Orléans, where it achieved a momentous victory over the English and their French allies, the Burgundians. Join Jack and Lar as they discuss the accomplishments and downfall of Joan of Arc.