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The king was going mad . . . So begins Polly Schoyer Brooks's account of one of history's most compelling stories and one of the world's most popular heroines-Joan of Arc. Brooks tells us of a fifteenth-century France ravaged by war, plague, and religious conflict; of a king who suffered fits of madness and his weak son who made a disappointing successor; and of a peasant girl from the countryside who accomplished what appeared to be miracles by rallying the dispirited French nation with her desire to see the rightful king rule. Little more than a year after her astounding triumphs-uniting the nation and securing the throne for Charles VII with her victory over the English at Orlean-nineteen-year-old Joan was imprisoned on charges of witchcraft and sorcery, tried for heresy, and burned at the stake. Polly Schoyer Brooks's detailed narrative unveils the spirited young woman who became a patron saint and continues to inspire courage and faith.
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Beyond the Myth, Dolly Schoyer Brooks
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- Released
- 1999
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- Title
- Beyond the Myth
- Subtitle
- The Story of Joan of Arc
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Dolly Schoyer Brooks
- Publisher
- William Liam
- Released
- 1999
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 0395981387
- ISBN13
- 9780395981382
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Fiction, Historical Themes, Religion & Spirituality, Biographies, Romance, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Religious Topics, Religion, Women, Spirituality, Christian Themes, France, Children's Non-Fiction, Children, Biographies, School, Europe, Middle Ages, Juvenile Fiction, Catholic Church, Autobiographical Novels, Saints, 15th Century, Martyrs
- Description
- The king was going mad . . . So begins Polly Schoyer Brooks's account of one of history's most compelling stories and one of the world's most popular heroines-Joan of Arc. Brooks tells us of a fifteenth-century France ravaged by war, plague, and religious conflict; of a king who suffered fits of madness and his weak son who made a disappointing successor; and of a peasant girl from the countryside who accomplished what appeared to be miracles by rallying the dispirited French nation with her desire to see the rightful king rule. Little more than a year after her astounding triumphs-uniting the nation and securing the throne for Charles VII with her victory over the English at Orlean-nineteen-year-old Joan was imprisoned on charges of witchcraft and sorcery, tried for heresy, and burned at the stake. Polly Schoyer Brooks's detailed narrative unveils the spirited young woman who became a patron saint and continues to inspire courage and faith.