The wind carried the scent of burning wood and the murmurs of a restless crowd through the medieval streets of Rouen on May 30, 1431. In the town square, a nineteen-year-old girl stood shackled to a wooden stake, her clothes charred from the flames that licked hungrily at her body. Around her, clergy read prayers …
Joan of Arc’s story is one of the most extraordinary in history—a young peasant girl who, guided by visions, rose to play a pivotal role in the Hundred Years’ War and became a symbol of courage and faith for generations. Born in 1412 in a small village in northeastern France, Joan was not a leader …
