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 ...
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 ...
To set the stage, when Joan of Arc enters the picture, it is near the end of almost a hundred years of war, during which the English have beaten the French back to a last bastion—Orleans.