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How Joan of Arc turned the tide in the Hundred Years’ War
The Maid was Joan of Arc, whose role in liberating the city of Orléans in 1429 had put courage back into the hearts of the embattled French. Even so, her capture soon after was a morale boost for ...
Why pop culture’s love of Joan of Arc endures
More than 800 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just historical, but ...
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Surrounded by Joan of Arc's angels and saints, marcher forgets tragedy — for a little while
But you’d be wrong. It was 41 degrees at the start of the Joan of Arc parade Monday evening in the French Quarter, and the mercury fell steadily thereafter. The wind whistling off the nearby ...
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Statue comes out of storage to stand guard at City Hall
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Visitors to Wichita City Hall can now see the original 1970 gift from Orléans, France, to the City: a stone statue of Joan of Arc, a patron saint of France. Orléans ...
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Look for big changes to the Joan of Arc Mardi Gras parade in New Orleans' French Quarter
The very first parade of the Carnival season is also one of the very best. On Jan. 6, the 17th annual Joan of Arc parade will march through the French Quarter, celebrating the birthday of the ...