In this episode of Untamed Women, Ezrah tells the incredible story of Joan of Arc, the teenage peasant who rose from obscurity to become one of the most legendary figures in French history.
Claiming to receive divine visions, Joan managed to convince the hesitant heir to the French throne, Charles VII, that she had been sent by God to help him reclaim his kingdom during the chaos of the Hundred Years’ War. Against all odds, she helped rally French forces and played a crucial role in lifting the siege of Orléans and paving the way for Charles’s coronation.
But Joan’s meteoric rise would not last forever. Captured by enemy forces and put on trial for heresy, the young woman who once inspired armies would ultimately face one of history’s most tragic endings.
Along the way, Ezrah and Jenny also untangle the political and geographic chaos of 15th-century France — where shifting loyalties, rival kingdoms, and a fractured map made the conflict even more complicated.
Topics covered:
Joan of Arc, Hundred Years’ War, Charles VII of France, Siege of Orléans, medieval France politics, English vs French crown, women in medieval warfare, Joan of Arc trial and execution, heresy trials in the Middle Ages, French monarchy history, saints and visions in medieval Europe, geography of medieval France, famous women in history