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Joan of Arc is one of the most enigmatic figures of history, and interest in the eccentric French maiden has never ceased since she was burned at the stake in 1431. Siobhan Nash-Marshall tells her lively story, and interprets her life from the spiritual point of view. She traces Joan's life as the response to a vocation, which created unheard of personal attraction and power. From grown soldiers to the king of France, the mighty of her time followed her orders, believable today only bacause Joan's trial is extraordinarily well documented.
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