Lord Ronald Sutherland Gower’s Joan of Arc is a biography of the peasant girl whose visions and courage helped turn the tide of the Hundred Years’ War. Gower recounts Joan’s rise from the village of Domrémy, her leadership of the French armies, the relief of Orléans and the crowning of Charles VII, and her capture, trial, and death at the stake in 1431.
Sympathetic and vivid, the work traces Joan’s brief and extraordinary career against the backdrop of a France torn by war and division. Gower draws on the records of her life and trial to portray her faith, bravery, and tragic end. Readers interested in Joan of Arc, the Hundred Years’ War, or medieval France will find it moving. This free EPUB edition makes available a heartfelt biography of the Maid of Orléans.