Joan of arc pernoud7/4/2023 Although not a contemporary of Joan Darc, one duke sounds especially interesting - Mary the Rich. At least the dukes in Burgundy had memorable names like John the Bold and John the Good. If you hope to keep all the Henrys, Charles, Louis and their uncles, wives and mothers straight, I suggest you find charts of the royal families of England and France. The section is sufficient if you already know some of the information – I think it would be confusing if you did not. The first chapter summarizes two key political events, the Hundred Years War between England and France, and the period of multiple Popes it was written by the translator Jeremy Duquesnay Adams. The author, Regine Pernoud, was a member of the prestigious Academie Francaise, and the founder of Centre Jeanne Darc. The book is not an easy read, but if you prefer facts to fluff it will satisfy and keep you enthralled once the essential groundwork is laid. In this thorough biography, Regine Pernoud meticulously lays out the short career of the woman warrior and martyr. Actually it was Jeanette Darc – no apostrophe, no nobility but lots of passion.
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