Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc In 1412, Joan of Arc was born to Jacques Darc and his wife Isabelle de Vouthon, in the town of Domremy, France. Her childhood was spent attending her father's herds in the fields and learning religion and housekeeping skills from her mother. At the age of twelve, she started hearing voices in her head that belonged to St. Michael, St. Catherine, and St. Margaret. Joan thought that they were bringing her messages from …

…in her. A select few though did not believe in a woman running their army as they fled from battle. This just showed extreme cowardice, because Joan was probably just as brave, if not more brave then the men in the French army. Joan of Arc will always be remembered as a great leader in the way she gave up her own life for the good of her country to defend it from the English.