Joan of Arc

By Jo95
  • Joan of Arc was born
    Jan 6, 1412

    Joan of Arc was born

    The date of her actual birth is unkown but the 6th of January was the accepted date
  • Joan visited by "voices" for the first time
    Aug 1, 1424

    Joan visited by "voices" for the first time

    Joan was in her father's garden when she first heard voices speaking to her.
  • Joan goes to Vaucouleurs to ask to meet the king
    May 29, 1428

    Joan goes to Vaucouleurs to ask to meet the king

    She went to meet Robert de Baudricourt to ask him to send her to the king.
  • English begin their siege on Orleans
    Oct 12, 1428

    English begin their siege on Orleans

  • Battle of Herrings
    Feb 12, 1429

    Battle of Herrings

    French troops from Orleans were defeated
  • Robert de Baudricourt allows Joan to go and meet the King
    Feb 23, 1429

    Robert de Baudricourt allows Joan to go and meet the King

    Robert de Baudricourt lets Joan go with two knights to Chinon
  • Joan arrives in Chinon
    Mar 7, 1429

    Joan arrives in Chinon

    Joan visits the castle at Chinon and meets King Charles VII
  • Letter to the English
    Mar 22, 1429

    Letter to the English

    Joan writes a letter to the English demanding that they leave France
  • Joan receives armour and joins the army
    Apr 24, 1429

    Joan receives armour and joins the army

    Joan arrived in Tours and received her armor and a banner. She joined the rest of her army at Blois. 2 days later Joan departed Blois with her army and they headed off to Orleans.
  • Joan meets qith Lord Dunois
    May 4, 1429

    Joan meets qith Lord Dunois

    Once Joan had arrived in Orleans she met Lord Dunois who had arrived back from Blois with the army and launched an attack against the English. Joan rides out to rally the French troops at the exact moment they are falling back from a failed assault.
  • Joan sends final letter to English
    May 5, 1429

    Joan sends final letter to English

  • Assault on English fort Les Tourelles
    May 7, 1429

    Assault on English fort Les Tourelles

    Joan predicted that she would be injured by an arrow and in that afternoon she was wounded and the french fell back. Once the arrow was removed Joan prayed and then holds her banner high and leads her troops forward again
  • The English leave Orleans
    May 8, 1429

    The English leave Orleans

    The English abandoned their siege positions and withdrew from Orleans
  • Patay battle becomes a great victory
    Jun 18, 1429

    Patay battle becomes a great victory

    Joan wins one of the greatest miitary victories deafeating thousands of English
  • Assault on Paris begins
    Sep 8, 1429

    Assault on Paris begins

    Joan of Arc is wounded during battle but refuses to stop urging her soldiers to continue their attack
  • Joan captured by Burgundians
    May 15, 1430

    Joan captured by Burgundians

    Once captured Joan remained a prisoner until November. She tried to escape once but was recaptured
  • Joan is sold to English by the Duke of Burgundy
    Nov 16, 1430

    Joan is sold to English by the Duke of Burgundy

  • Joan threatened with torture
    May 9, 1431

    Joan threatened with torture

    Joan was threatened with torture unless she denied hearing voices but she refuses..
  • Joan of Arc taken to cemetery
    May 24, 1431

    Joan of Arc taken to cemetery

    Joan is taken to the cemetery of St.Ouen where she is threatened to be burned if she does not deny the voices. Joan finally agreed to deny them.
  • Joan of Arc's Death
    May 30, 1431

    Joan of Arc's Death

    Joan of Arc was pronounced as having a relapse when she wore some of her old clothes that she agreed not to wear.
    Joan was burnt at the stake by English soldiers in Rouen's square
  • Joan declared wrongly executed
    Jul 7, 1456

    Joan declared wrongly executed

    After investigating Joan of Arc's life and looking through transcripts of her trial, the church decided to overturn Joan's conviction
  • Saint Joan of Arc officially beatified by Pope Pius X

    Saint Joan of Arc officially beatified by Pope Pius X

  • Saint Joan of Arc officially canonized by Pope Benedict XV

    Saint Joan of Arc officially canonized by Pope Benedict XV