Joan Of Arc's Impact On French History
From time to time you may catch yourself wondering what would have happened if you had made a different decision or if a certain person had never entered your life. Historical events all happened because of the actions someone or a group of people committed or the pure existence of someone. What would history be like if the Hitler did not exist, if Franz Ferdinand the archduke of Austria-Hungary was never assassinated, or if Spain never supported Christopher Columbus’s voyages? Throughout this essay the impact that Joan of Arc had on French History will be discussed as well as what it would be like if she never walked on this planet. Without Joan of Arc France today as an independent country would probably not exist.
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Joan was born into a peasant family and she did not have a proper education and spent a lot of time on the farm. Living and dying for her country France, Joan was involved and participated in the Hundred Year War at a very young age. Leading the French army to victory at the age of 18 she became a national hero to her country but died burned accused of heresy (Joan of Arc). What could such a young girl in this time period be doing fighting a war? At the age of thirteen Joan began to hear voices in her head, she reported that the first person that spoke to her was St. Michael, St. Margaret, and St, Catherine (Banfield 21). In the beginning the voices did not ask much of her but as time went by, they began to demand more and more. According to Banfield, at the age of 16 Saint Michael came to her with the task of going the realm of France to drive the English out and to get the king to be crowned. Normally a woman during this time attempting to lead an army would be thought as crazy or shut down automatically. However, people were expecting someone with the same characteristics to come out of the shadows and save France (Banfield 18).
The reason that Charles VII came to be the king of France was thanks to Joan of Arc. Charles VII was not going to be given the crown and he was comfortable with this (Banfield 17). According to Banfield, “Charles VII, son of Charles VI, was not mad, but as a leader he was
The Hundred Years’ …show more content…
Joan was born into a peasant family and she did not have a proper education and spent a lot of time on the farm. Living and dying for her country France, Joan was involved and participated in the Hundred Year War at a very young age. Leading the French army to victory at the age of 18 she became a national hero to her country but died burned accused of heresy (Joan of Arc). What could such a young girl in this time period be doing fighting a war? At the age of thirteen Joan began to hear voices in her head, she reported that the first person that spoke to her was St. Michael, St. Margaret, and St, Catherine (Banfield 21). In the beginning the voices did not ask much of her but as time went by, they began to demand more and more. According to Banfield, at the age of 16 Saint Michael came to her with the task of going the realm of France to drive the English out and to get the king to be crowned. Normally a woman during this time attempting to lead an army would be thought as crazy or shut down automatically. However, people were expecting someone with the same characteristics to come out of the shadows and save France (Banfield 18).
The reason that Charles VII came to be the king of France was thanks to Joan of Arc. Charles VII was not going to be given the crown and he was comfortable with this (Banfield 17). According to Banfield, “Charles VII, son of Charles VI, was not mad, but as a leader he was