Joan+of+Arc

[|Joan of Arc]

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Joan of Arc was a peasant girl who saw visions of angels from a young age. Joan persuaded the French King to let her command troops because she believed God had commanded her to drive the English from France. **"I am here sent by God to push you out of all France."** She had many victories and then told King Charles, "**O King, the will of God is done and my mission is over! Let me now go home to my parents.**" The king urged her to stay a while longer, as France was not entirely freed from the English. Joan consented, but she said, "**I hear the heavenly voices no more and I am afraid**." Soon after, Joan was captured by the Duke of Burgundy and was charged with sorcery. At the trial she said, "**God has always been my guide in all that I have done. The devil has never had power over me.**" Joan was sentenced guilty and burned at the stake by England . ======

Here is an actual letter written by Joan to the King of England:
Quoted in Pierre Champion, The trial of Joan of Arc, XX century.
 * “King of England, give the keys of all the good towns you have taken in France back to the Maid, sent by God. King of England, if you do not leave France, I am a chief of war, and whatever the places in which I will reach your men in France, I will force them to leave ; and if they do not want to obey, I will have them all killed. I am here sent by God to push you out of all France, which only King Charles can rightfully inherit.”**

By: Susan December 18, 2009