Joan of Arc is also known as "the Maid of Orleans" for her role liberating the city in 1429 Authorities in the French city of Orléans are investigating racist tweets about a teenager set to play ...

The Maid was Joan of Arc, whose role in liberating the city of Orléans in 1429 had put courage back into the hearts of the embattled French. Even so, her capture soon after was a morale boost for ...

Heroine, martyr, and saint, Joan of Arc has been an incarnation of French national identity and pride for six centuries.