Scott Alexander (author/host)

we can conclude that actually Joan was recognised at an early age by someone in the Armagnac camp as super capable, trained up for her job, and that the religion was a cover story.

Arendelle.

I feel like there's dogs that ought to bark there that don't.

There are quite a lot of other historians who would love to expose a leading rival as inept.

Charolais.

Yes, but were they translated into English?

Arendelle.

They don't have to be.

Pornu was translated into English because she was the leading historian of Joan's age.

She's writing against the trends by focusing so hard on the texts in an age of economic history and social history, so it would have been easy and profitable to shoot her down.

Charolais.

This is speculation, and we both know it.

Arendelle.

The fact that when Cochon sent people to investigate Joan's reputation in her home province, they found nothing?

Charolais, travel was difficult and unsafe, and the trial of rehabilitation made up the testimony by the people who went and claimed to find a good reputation.

Arendelle, epicycles.

Charolais, smaller ones than, within a month, she learned six skills to a professional level.

Arendelle, actually, we don't know that she was any good with a lance.

Charolais, three sources.

Arendelle, they testify 20, 30 years after her death.