Joan of Arc (jan 1, 1412 – may 30, 1431)
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Joan of Arc was born to a peasant family in 1412 and claimed to have heard visions throughout her adolescence telling her that Charles VII must be crowned and the English expelled. She got Charles' support to travel with the French army to Orleans. She was able to inspire and lead French attacks and forced the English to retreat from Orleans . She became co-commander of the army and led several more victories. Charles was crowned in 1429. She was eventually captured by Burgundians in 1430 and was tried and burned at the stake in 1431.She was canonized as a saint in 1920 and went down in history as a symbol of piety, nationalism, bravery, and breaking breaking gender roles.
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jan 1, 1412
may 30, 1431
~ 19 years