A new examination of Joan of Arc's life is offered in this documentary history, exploring the intersection of faith and action through the lens of a teenage peasant girl who defied convention to lead an army. Based on her own words from a manuscript preserved at her trial, historian Dr Helen Castor breathes life into the real Joan, moving beyond iconography and myth to reveal the complexities of this extraordinary figure.
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