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See you this Saturday at The Columns Hotel for our Joan of Arc Book Club Discussion: "Blood Red, Sister Rose" by Thomas Keneally!
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Soon to be a film by Baz Luhrmann and Ava Pickett
Before she was a legend, she was a girl.
The story of Joan of Arc has always held a special fascination for writers – among them Voltaire, Mark Twain, George Bernard Shaw and Jean Anouilh. Transforming the legend, Thomas Keneally presents Jehanne as never before: a tough radical, an instinctive soldier, a doubtful prophet and a remarkable, vulnerable girl.
Set against the raging Hundred Years’ War, this is an extraordinary tale of girlhood, madness, treachery and faith, its haunting and compelling heroine framed by the tumultuous times in which she lived. For readers of Circe, Hamnet and Lapvona.
‘A St. Joan book to remember . . . the familiar tragedy flames up with new and terrible effects in the retelling’
SUNDAY TIMES
‘Saint Joan lives again, in a way we have not known her before . . . Startling and, at the same time, amazingly plausible’
NEW YORK TIMES
The life, visions, and military campaigns of Joan of Arc leading up to the crowning of the Dauphin. Core themes of the book include: Divine intervention versus perceived madness, the grim realities of the Hundred Years' War, and the heavy burdens of leadership.
www.hodder.co.uk/titles/thomas-keneally-2/blood-red-sister-rose/9781444783162/
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Soon to be a film by Baz Luhrmann and Ava Pickett Before she was a legend, she was a girl. The story of Joan of Arc has always held a special fascination...0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Bravo to our Medieval Games Day with Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc team, led by Krewe de Jeanne d'Arc Knights Batallion member Chris Fernandez! A great time was had by all, and we plan to have more!! Thanks to all who came out to play with us!!
Thanks to Jefferson Parish Library for hosting us!
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On this day...
On July 23, 1429, Joan of Arc successfully entered and liberated the town of Soissons as part of the triumphant march following King Charles VII's coronation. Following the coronation of King Charles VII at Reims on July 17, 1429, the royal army marched back through enemy-controlled territory. Joan preceded King Charles VII into Soissons, where he was warmly received and stayed to dine and sleep.
Soissons and other nearby cities opened their gates and shifted their allegiance to the French crown. Soissons was a vital, fortified stronghold blocking the main northern route to Paris. The psychological impact of Orléans and the coronation was so immense that towns like Soissons surrendered through diplomacy rather than siege.
Image: 1843 painting by Hermann Antonn Stilke, part of his "The Life of Joan of Arc" triptych on display at the Hermitage Museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia.
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