Saint Joan of Arc: Quest for Peace1429, the Hundred Years' War: The rightful king of France had been denied his throne. His enemies schemed to crown the English king as monarch of France. Operating under God's command, a seventeen-year old girl from Domrémy leads the French army to an improbable victory over their English oppressors. Who was this astonishing young woman? How did she accomplish the feats that military experts call impossible? And what would become of her and her heroic quest for peace? |
