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NARRATOR: Joan of Arc, an heroic peasant girl,
is called upon by God to save France from ruin.

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PROFESSOR COLETTE BEAUNE: "In the
15th century there was a strong belief

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that God could alter the course of history,
especially in a place as devoutly Christian

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as the Kingdom of France."

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NARRATOR: Joan of Arc was
raised in a pious family.

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At the age of 13 she begins hearing
voices, and has her first visions.

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She vows to remain a virgin
for the rest of her life.

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Joan receives a divine command to help
France in its fight against the English.

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The Archangel Micheal, the
angel of the Apocalypse

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- who commonly visits Joan's in her
visions - appears as her messenger.

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The peasant girl searches out the
French king Charles the Seventh.

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He is demoralized, the French
appear destined for defeat.

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Joan becomes his rock in the storm.

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King Charles summons France's
foremost theologians.

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They are to review the sincerity
of Joan of Arc's faith.

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She withstands their scrutiny and
becomes a commander in the French army.

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Joan of Arc leads France to numerous victories.

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But she wants more - her
goal is to reclaim Paris.

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Her plan fails, and King Charles
ceases supporting her troops.

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From that point on Joan of Arc is
left to fight a hopeless battle.

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The outcome is a foregone conclusion.

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The French army suffers a devastating defeat.

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The Burgundians take Joan of Arc prisoner.

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They then sell her to the
English in exchange for a ransom.

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This is a huge triumph for the enemy.

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MARIE-VERONIQUE CLIN: "The
English found it absolutely

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insufferable that a young girl was leading
an army against them; and what's more,

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she was victorious against the English army.

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There was only one explanation.

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She had been sent by the devil.

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The only way to dispose of her
was to burn her at the stake."

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NARRATOR: Afraid of the pyre, Joan of
Arc recanted, agreeing to not bear arms,

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but three days later her
sentence was reinstated.

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The Maid of Orlèans bravely accepts her fate.

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Charles the Seventh would
later rehabilitate her.

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In 1920, almost 500 years
later, Joan of Arc was sainted.

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