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 ...

More than 800 years after her birth, Joan of Arc — a patron saint of France — remains an object of not just historical, but cultural fascination. Over the summer, we’ve witnessed Chappell ...

Mátészalka, in Hungary's north-east, has offered to be home to a statue of Jeanne d'Arc, which is to be removed from France's ...

The very first parade of the Carnival season is also one of the very best. On Jan. 6, the 17th annual Joan of Arc parade will march through the French Quarter, celebrating the birthday of the ...

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Her family said: "It is with great sadness that the family of Dame Joan Plowright, the Lady Olivier, inform you that she ...

England occupies large areas of France and appears set to take the whole of it. Into this moment of crisis rides legendary Joan of Arc, a teenage girl who claims to be lead by divine visions.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Visitors to Wichita City Hall can now see the original 1970 gift from Orléans, France, to the City: a stone statue of Joan of Arc, a patron saint of France. Orléans ...

Once upon a time, there was a girl who talked to God. She built a nation, and they burned her for it. Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe winner David Byrne, lead singer of the Talking Heads and ...

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In the aftermath of the New Year’s Day terrorist attack on Bourbon Street, the New Orleans carnival season remained stoic.