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-'''Joan of Arc''' is the English name of '''Jeanne d'Arc''', also called the '''Maid of Orléans''', a national [[heroine]] of [[France]] and [[saint]] of the [[Catholicism|Catholic Church]] who was born in [[1412]] and [[executed]] in [[1431]]. She was a close friend of serial killer [[Gilles de Rais]].+The '''Siege of [[Orléans]]''' (1428–1429) marked a turning point in the [[Hundred Years' War]] between France and England. This was [[Joan of Arc]]'s first major military victory and the first major French success to follow the crushing defeat at [[Battle of Agincourt|Agincourt]] in 1415. The outset of this siege marked the pinnacle of English power during the later stages of the war. The city held strategic and symbolic significance to both sides of the conflict. The consensus among contemporaries was that the English regent, [[John of Lancaster, 1st Duke of Bedford|John Plantagenet]], would succeed in realizing Henry V's dream of conquering all of France if Orléans fell. For half a year the English appeared to be winning, but the siege collapsed nine days after Joan's arrival.
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-She was tried and executed for heresy when she was only 19 years old. The judgment was broken by the Pope and she was declared innocent and a [[martyr]] 24 years later. She was [[Beatification|beatified]] in 1909 and [[Canonization|canonized]] as a [[saint]] in 1920.+
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-Joan asserted that she had visions from [[God]] which told her to recover her homeland from [[England|English]] domination late in the [[Hundred Years' War]]. The uncrowned [[Charles VII of France|King Charles VII]] sent her to the [[Siege of Orléans|siege at Orléans]] as part of a relief mission. She gained prominence when she overcame the dismissive attitude of veteran commanders and lifted the siege in only nine days. Several more swift victories led to Charles VII's coronation at [[Reims]] and settled the disputed succession to the throne. +
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==See also== ==See also==
-*[[Charles VI of France]]+*[[Medieval warfare]]
-*[[Charles VII of France]]+*[[The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World]]
-*''[[The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World]]'', a book describing 15 [[battle|military engagement]]s which, in the opinion of the author, had a [[macro-historical|significant impact on world history]]. The Siege of Orléans is included.+*[[La Hire]]
-*[[Françoise de Cezelli]]+*[[Jean Poton de Xaintrailles]]
*[[Gilles de Rais]] *[[Gilles de Rais]]
-*[[Henry V of England]]+*[[Joan of Arc bibliography]]
-*[[Jean d'Aulon]]+*[[Jean de Brosse]]
-*[[Joan of Arc (DuBois)|Joan of Arc]], a sculpture in Washington, D.C.+ 
-*[[Joanna of Flanders]]+
-*[[John the Fearless]]+
-*[[List of women warriors in folklore]]+
-*[[Maid of Lorraine prophecies]]+
-*[[Marie of Anjou]]+
-*[[Philip the Good]]+
-*[[Pierronne]]+
-*[[Yolande of Aragon]]+
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The Siege of Orléans (1428–1429) marked a turning point in the Hundred Years' War between France and England. This was Joan of Arc's first major military victory and the first major French success to follow the crushing defeat at Agincourt in 1415. The outset of this siege marked the pinnacle of English power during the later stages of the war. The city held strategic and symbolic significance to both sides of the conflict. The consensus among contemporaries was that the English regent, John Plantagenet, would succeed in realizing Henry V's dream of conquering all of France if Orléans fell. For half a year the English appeared to be winning, but the siege collapsed nine days after Joan's arrival.

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