Some of you may have noticed the weather of late has been entirely too prominent. Colorful mega heat waves, tornados, hail stones the size of muskrats. Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody ...

The new novel, "Joan of Arkansas" by Sarah Robsdottir, puts Joan of Arc's heroic struggle into modern context for young ...

On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc, the young peasant girl who helped lead France to victory, was burned at the stake after being convicted of heresy. Her bravery and leadership were key in shifting the ...

The Gist: The first episode is about Joan of Arc (Liah O’Prey), who in 1429 was instrumental in helping French forces drive out the British during the Hundred Years’ War, but was captured by ...

The teenaged Joan of Arc became a heroine after leading the French army to victory in Orléans in 1429 before being burned at the stake in 1431.

Becoming Joan of Arc In 1429, at around the age of 17, Joan asked the Dauphin to send her, and an army, to the siege of Orléans, a French city in the Loire valley which was at the time was under ...

More than 600 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just historical, but cultural fascination. Over the summer, we’ve witnessed Chappell ...

If the director really is trying to frame the story of a young woman who was wrongfully burned at the stake for blasphemy by cross-dressing as a quirky bildungsroman, that would be… a choice.

Joan of Arc is one of the most famous heroines in history, a widely publicized martyr who was burned at the stake by the Catholic Church on May 30, 1431. During her short life, she managed to save ...

Today is Thursday, May 30, the 151st day of 2024. There are 215 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On May 30, 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in ...