Joan of Arc is also known as "the Maid of Orleans" for her role liberating the city in 1429 Authorities in the French city of Orléans are investigating racist tweets about a teenager set to play ...

Joan of Arc, or Jeanne d’Arc, as she should really be called, strikes as a powerful figure of national identity in France.

The Maid was Joan of Arc, whose role in liberating the city of Orléans in 1429 had put courage back into the hearts of the embattled French. Even so, her capture soon after was a morale boost for ...

Building the world-famous cathedral in the heart of the French capital began in 1160 ... after being accused of heresy, the case of Joan of Arc has become legend in France. In 1455, 24 years ...

Burnt on a stake in a public square after being accused of heresy, the case of Joan of Arc has become legend in ... elevating her to the status of French heroine -- and centuries later, a saint.

After being captured by French soldiers from an opposing faction, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, is unjustly tried by an ecclesiastical court overseen by her English enemies.

From ordinary farm girl to extraordinary hero, the life of Joan of Arc was one of conviction and courage. Fifteenth-century France was devastated by an ongoing war in which women did not fight.