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Joan Of Arc: A Peasant Girl
There is a name that is well known throughout history. Joan of Arc. A peasant girl born to a farmer by the name of Jacques d’Arc in the small northeastern France village of Domrémy in the year 1412. This child was named Jehanne D’Arc. This child later become known to history as Joan of Arc. Though Joan not taught to read or write Joan’s mother taught Joan about the Catholic Church and its teachings. Due to a war between France and England, later known as the Hundred Years’ war, Joan and her family were forced to flee their village of Domrémy to Neufchateau, Belgium. By the time Joan was 13, she began to hear voices thous leading to believing that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its war with England (History.com/Bio.com).
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