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Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d'Arc, was a peasant girl who claimed to have received divine voices instructing her to lead France against English occupation.

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The Rest Is History
633. Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)

Well, she is, of course, it will stun our listeners to learn, Joan of Arc, or as she called herself, Jeanne Lapucelle, the maid.

The Rest Is History
633. Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)

Because what if Joan is a fraud?

The Rest Is History
633. Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)

And Joan, as you said, is absolutely not the first female visionary to be granted interviews with the powerful and the mighty on the basis of their claim that they have been spoken to by the saints and by God.

The Rest Is History
633. Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)

So you can see again why AlenΓ§on would be desperate to believe in Joan.

The Rest Is History
633. Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)

There is also another guy who is massively smitten by Joan.

The Rest Is History
633. Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)

So the fact that he is kind of prepared to take a punt on her, I think, is tribute to certainly Joan's powers of persuasion.

The Rest Is History
633. Joan of Arc: Saviour of France (Part 2)

So Joan goes on.