Joan of Arc: The Girl Who Saved France

Joan of Arc: The Girl Who Saved France follows the extraordinary rise of the young woman who helped change the course of the Hundred Years’ War.

The book examines Joan’s emergence from a rural village, her claims of divine guidance, and the extraordinary political and military circumstances that brought her before the French court. It follows her role in the relief of Orléans, the coronation of Charles VII, her capture and trial, and the pressures that shaped the case against her.

Joan’s story did not end with her execution. Her conviction was later overturned, her reputation transformed, and her image recast across centuries as saint, patriot, martyr and political symbol. This account returns to the surviving evidence, separating what can be established from later legend and showing why Joan of Arc remains one of the most compelling figures of medieval Europe.