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- The Format: This narrative-driven host discussion weaves medieval poetry, epic war history, and personal biographies into a gripping prelude to Joan of Arc's legend, blending scholarly depth with dramatic storytelling to set up a multi-episode series on the Hundred Years' War's turning point. Reflective yet exhilarating, it builds suspense like a historical thriller.
- The Format: A casual chat between two hosts delivering a narrative story.
- The Key Players:
- Just Hosts: Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook exhibit razor-sharp chemistry through witty banter, pop culture nods (e.g., George R.R. Martin, Vinnie Jones), and playful skepticism, bantering around the improbability of a peasant girl's rise amid English dominance in the Hundred Years' War.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:10) **Christine de Pizan’s Ode to Joan of Arc**
- 2 (03:27) **Joan of Arc’s Enduring Fame**
- 3 (05:44) **Joan’s Extraordinary Life Overview**
- 4 (07:02) **Historians Grapple with Joan**
- 5 (10:18) **English Triumphs in Hundred Years' War**
- 6 (14:40) **French Civil War: Armagnacs vs. Burgundians**
- 7 (18:23) **Assassination at Montereau Bridge**
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Show Notes
What are the origins of the legendary Joan of Arc, the famous French maid who saved France from the English during the Hundred Years’ War, dressed all the while in men’s clothes? Why is hers one of the most remarkable stories of all time? And, was she really under divine influence when, as only a teenager, she demanded to be taken from her humble French village to Charles of Valois, the would-be King of France, in order to save the French from the English - then on the verge of victory?
Join Tom and Dominic as they launch into the life of one of the most extraordinary people in all medieval history: Joan of Arc, and trace her journey from humble peasant girl, to advisor to the King of France, to military heroine and saviour of the French, to despised heretic condemned to the pyre…Â
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