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Acclaimed historian Helen Castor brings us afresh a gripping life of Joan of Arc. Instead of the icon, she gives us a living, breathing young woman; a roaring girl fighting the English, and taking sides in a bloody civil war that was tearing fifteenth century France apart. Here is a portrait of a 19-year-old peasant who hears voices from God; a teenager transformed into a warrior leading an army to victory, in an age that believed women should not fight. And it is also the story behind the myth we all know, a myth which began to take hold at her trial: that of the Maid of Orleans, the saviour of France, a young woman burned at the stake as a heretic, a woman who five hundred years later would be declared a saint. Joan and her world are brought vividly to life in this refreshing new take on the medieval world. Helen Castor brings us to the heart of the action, to a woman and a country in turmoil, a world where no-one - not Joan herself, nor the people around her, princes, bishops, soldiers or peasants - knew what would happen next.
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A book that shows vividly what Joan meant to those in her own time, politically and militarily fascinating --"The New Yorker""
A triumph - brings the real Joan and her time to dramatic, moving and brilliant life. --Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets, New York Times bestseller"
In Castor s hands [Joan s] voice comes across in a truly vibrant way that illuminates her personality as few others have managed eye-opening, engaging, and overall, excellent non-fiction Castor s outstanding ability to convey the important events and people that made up the political landscape make this one a winner. --BookBrowse"
Castor creates a strong introduction to the courageous girl who swore she heard saints voices, but also to the nation-rending struggle for power so fiercely waged that only that singular, obsessive teenager could finally save France Recreates the heady atmosphere of the period. --"Publishers Weekly""
Convincing and gripping a highly satisfying biography Castor s great coup is in framing this biography within another context...it puts the women back into the story Castor s book is an important way of returning Joan s star to the realm where it belongs, the human one. --Amanda Foreman, "New York Times Book Review ""
Castor brings keenly observed historical details to the grandeur and drama of the political and religious turmoil of medieval Europe and an extraordinary young woman. --"Booklist""
Castor s research is thorough and her account always fascinating. Readers interested in history, rather than folklore, will find this detailed framing of Joan s story very rewarding. --"Library Journal""
Castor s account is filled with gruesome murders, even more gruesome accidents, and layers of intrigue that make Game of Thrones look like child s play enjoyable never dull, thanks to Castor s knack for weaving in salacious bits, usually involving a particularly unfortunate death. --Daily Beast"
JOAN OF ARC: A HISTORY is popular history at its best: pacy, clear and undergirded with a formidable array of scholarly footnotes. Helen Castor shows how well it can be done. --" Daily Telegraph""
An amazing read This is a true story from the histories and journals of the times that reads like fiction one of the best histories I have encountered. --Blogcritics (Leslie Wright)"
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A triumph - brings the real Joan and her time to dramatic, moving and brilliant life. --Dan Jones, author of The Plantagenets, New York Times bestseller"
In Castor s hands [Joan s] voice comes across in a truly vibrant way that illuminates her personality as few others have managed eye-opening, engaging, and overall, excellent non-fiction Castor s outstanding ability to convey the important events and people that made up the political landscape make this one a winner. --BookBrowse"
Castor creates a strong introduction to the courageous girl who swore she heard saints voices, but also to the nation-rending struggle for power so fiercely waged that only that singular, obsessive teenager could finally save France Recreates the heady atmosphere of the period. --"Publishers Weekly""
Convincing and gripping a highly satisfying biography Castor s great coup is in framing this biography within another context...it puts the women back into the story Castor s book is an important way of returning Joan s star to the realm where it belongs, the human one. --Amanda Foreman, "New York Times Book Review ""
Castor brings keenly observed historical details to the grandeur and drama of the political and religious turmoil of medieval Europe and an extraordinary young woman. --"Booklist""
Castor s research is thorough and her account always fascinating. Readers interested in history, rather than folklore, will find this detailed framing of Joan s story very rewarding. --"Library Journal""
Castor s account is filled with gruesome murders, even more gruesome accidents, and layers of intrigue that make Game of Thrones look like child s play enjoyable never dull, thanks to Castor s knack for weaving in salacious bits, usually involving a particularly unfortunate death. --Daily Beast"
JOAN OF ARC: A HISTORY is popular history at its best: pacy, clear and undergirded with a formidable array of scholarly footnotes. Helen Castor shows how well it can be done. --" Daily Telegraph""
An amazing read This is a true story from the histories and journals of the times that reads like fiction one of the best histories I have encountered. --Blogcritics (Leslie Wright)"
Excitingly retold by one of our finest historians, this is the story of Joan of Arc as you have never read it before.
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- PublisherFaber & Faber
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 0571323480
- ISBN 13 9780571323487
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages352
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