More than 600 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just historical, but cultural fascination. Over the summer, we’ve witnessed Chappell ...

Becoming Joan of Arc In 1429, at around the age of 17, Joan asked the Dauphin to send her, and an army, to the siege of Orléans, a French city in the Loire valley which was at the time was under ...

While proclaiming Joan of Arc a saint, at the end of a long canonical process, May 16, 1920, Pope Benedict XV claimed that her life was “a proof of the existence of God.” As her exploits and ...

Joan of Arc has been depicted as a national heroine, nationalist symbol, a rebellious heretic and a goodly saint. Forget Wonder Woman and Batman – Jeanne d’Arc may be our one and only true ...

The opportunity for a spectacular finale wasn’t lost on the London-born designer. Reimagining Joan of Arc’s demise in 1431, McQueen had a model stand defiantly in the centre of the catwalk with her ...

St. Joan of Arc is depicted on horseback in an illustration from a 1504 manuscript. (photo: Wiki Commons / public domain) Solène Tadié Blogs November 1, 2024 ...