The virgin warrior : the life and death of Joan of Arc /

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"In The Virgin Warrior, Larissa Juliet Taylor paints a vivid portrait of Joan as a self-confident, charismatic and supremely determined figure, whose sheer force of will electrified those around her and struck terror into the hearts of the English soldiers and leaders."--Inside book jacket

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Taylor, Larissa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
Joan, > of Arc, Saint, > 1412-1431.
Joan, > of Arc, Saint, > 1412-1431 > Military leadership.
Joan, > of Arc, Saint, > 1412-1431
Jeanne > d'Arc.
1422-1461
Christian women saints > France > Biography.
Women soldiers > France > Biography.
Saintes chrétiennes > France > Biographies.
Femmes militaires > France > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > Europe > France.
Christian women saints
Command of troops
Women soldiers
France > History > Charles VII, 1422-1461.
France > Histoire > 1422-1461 (Charles VII)
France
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Jehannette
  • The mission
  • The making of the maid
  • The siege of Orléans
  • "She would only last a year"
  • The King and the maid
  • Captivity
  • Judging the maid
  • From fear of the fire
  • Vindication
  • "That astonishing and marvelous maid"
  • Appendix A. The immediate family of Joan of Arc
  • Appendix B. The sources
  • Appendix C. Witnesses interviewed
  • Appendix D. Principal characters.

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