Teenage peasant, visionary commander, convicted heretic, national saint - Joan of Arc's life reads like a legend. Today, Dan digs past that legend to understand who Joan really was, and why her story still provokes devotion, debate and reinvention 6 centuries later. 0:00 Introduction 0:46 The Unbelievable Rise of a Peasant Girl 2:28 The Strategic Importance of Orléans 4:12 The English Claim to the French Throne 9:02 Joan’s Visions in Domrémy 13:39 Convincing the Dauphin and the Priests 18:57 The Siege of Orléans: Joan’s First Victory 28:51 The Battle of Patay and the Road to Reims 34:42 The Coronation of King Charles VII 40:51 Capture at Compiègne and French Betrayal 48:38 The Trial and Execution in Rouen 57:10 The Legacy of the Maid of Orléans Produced by Mariana Des Forges, and James Hickmann, and edited by Dougal Patmore and Matthew Wilson & the channel manager is Vilde Øksnes. You can find more Dan Snow's History Hit on the audio podcast here: https://podfollow.com/dan-snows-history-hit/view Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe. All music from Epidemic Sounds. #DanSnowsHistoryHit #HistoryPodcast #Medieval