Joan of Arc was a French peasant girl who received visions from saints telling her to help the Dauphin Charles' army against English and Burgundian forces. Despite initial doubts, Charles' allowed Joan to lead troops, and with her guidance the siege of Orleans was lifted and Charles was crowned King of France in Reims. However, Joan was later captured by Burgundian allies of the English and tried for heresy and witchcraft. She was found guilty and burned at the stake at age 19.

1. Joan of Arc 1412- 1431

2. Joan’s Childhood Joan was born Jeanne D’Arc in the village of Lorraine, France in 1412. She grow up as a devout Catholic peasant girl. Little is known about Joan’s family because they were peasants. http://www. metmuseum .org/ toah /images/ hb / hb _89.21.1.jpg

3. Joan’s Visions By the age of 12, Joan was hearing voices of what she believed to be saints. Her first official vision was of Archangel Michael telling her to have greater faith in God. Later when she was 16, she got more visions telling her to join the dauphin Charles’ army. http://www. maidofheaven .com/maid_assets/extras/ thirion .jpg

4. Charles the Dauphin Charles was the dauphin of France, and the heir to the throne. After figuring out that Joan was a girl, he put her through a series of tests. In the end he saw that she had potential and gave her an army to lead that consisted of 3,000-4,000 men. http://www.dl. ket .org/ webmuseum /wm/paint/auth/ fouquet / charles -vii.jpg

5. Joan’s Goals Goal #1: To lift the siege Orléans. Goal #2: To see the crowning of the dauphin as the King of France.

6. Joan in the Military She was the first woman in medieval society to lead an army. Joan led her army to Orléans which lead to a string of battles which Joan won. Her last battle was on May 1430 in Paris where she was captured by the Burgundians and later sold to the English. http://library. thinkquest .org/06aug/00314/396px-Joan_of_arc_miniature_graded.jpg

7. Joan’s Battles

8. The Crowning of Charles Joan and her army led Charles to the Cathedral at Reims where he was crowned King Charles VII. This was on July 16, 1429 http://www.maidofheaven.com/maid_assets/extras/reims.jpg

9. Joan’s Death Joan was bought by the English after being captured by the Burgundians. She was tried for witch craft by the clergy. She was finally burned at the stake (as a witch). http://img444. imageshack .us/img444/2280/bar219nuzg9.jpg