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In 1429 she led her troops at Orleans, driving the English back across the Loire River |
Joan of Arc
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$400 |
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PEOPLE IN HISTORY |
2019-06-06 |
#8009 |
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Cosimo de' Medici began ruling Florence in 1434, just 5 years after she helped at the siege of Orleans |
Joan of Arc
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$400 |
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CONTEMPORARIES |
2013-03-01 |
#6555 |
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(Let's hear from Sarah in New Orleans.) Saint Louis Cathedral contains a statue of this saint, known as "The Maid of Orléans" |
Joan of Arc
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$600 |
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FAMOUS WOMEN |
2001-12-17 |
#3981 |
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Peasant girl seen here in a 15th century portrait |
Joan of Arc
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$600 |
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FAMOUS NAMES |
1998-09-22 |
#3227 |
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Burnt at the stake in 1431, she was probably a pin-up girl for 11-year-old Torquemada |
Joan of Arc
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$200 |
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CONTEMPORARIES |
1998-04-22 |
#3153 |
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In 1456, 25 years too late, her sentence for heresy was revoked & annulled |
Joan of Arc
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$600 |
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HISTORIC NAMES |
1995-10-06 |
#2550 |
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Her forces needed only 10 days to break the English siege of Orleans in 1429 |
Joan of Arc
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$100 |
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NOTABLE WOMEN |
1992-11-05 |
#1879 |