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Joan of Arc

Portrait of Joan of Arc

La Pucelle · Savior of France · Maid of Orléans · 1412–1431

The peasant girl who heard the voice of God and lifted the siege of Orléans.

Why Joan is on Incandio

Incandio is a free revision platform for the Pearson Edexcel International GCSE. Its historical figures are the people a student learns from, questions and — where a specification topic is theirs — defends an idea against. Joan of Arc can be questioned here in a dramatised, historically grounded portrayal, and the five-chapter life below is written to be read alongside the course.

Explore the life of Joan — five chapters

  1. A Girl of Domrémy — France torn apart by war
  2. The Relief of Orléans — A peasant girl leads an army
  3. The King is Crowned — Triumph, and gathering danger
  4. The Trial at Rouen — Condemned by her enemies
  5. From Heretic to Saint — The making of a legend

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