Table Of ContentJOAN OF ARC
A History
HELEN CASTOR
For Luca
At that time the English would sometimes take one fortress from the Armagnacs
in the morning and lose two in the evening. So this war, accursed of God, went
on.
AN ANONYMOUS CITIZEN OF PARIS, 1423
You men of England, who have no right in this kingdom of France, the king of
heaven orders and commands you through me, Joan the Maid, to abandon your
strongholds and go back to your own country. If not, I will make a war-cry that
will be remembered forever.
JOAN OF ARC to the English at Orléans, 5 May 1429
Contents
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
List of illustrations
Cast of characters
Family trees
INTRODUCTION: ‘Joan of Arc’
PROLOGUE: The field of blood
PART ONE: Before
1 This war, accursed of God
2 Like another Messiah
3 Desolate and divided
PART TWO: Joan
4 The Maid
5 Like an angel from God
6 A heart greater than any man’s
7 A creature in the form of a woman
8 I will be with you soon
9 A simple maid
10 Fear of the
PART THREE: After
11 Those who called themselves Frenchmen
12 She was all innocence
EPILOGUE: ‘Saint Joan’
Notes
Select Bibliography
Acknowledgements
Index
Plates
About the Author
By the Same Author
Copyright
Illustrations
1 Map of France in early 1429 © András Bereznay.
2 Figure of Charles VI of France from the altarpiece known as the Goldene Rössl
(Golden Horse): Haus Papst Benedikt XVI. – Neue Schatzkammer und
Wallfahrtsmuseum Altötting. Photograph © Bayerisches Nationalmuseum
München.
3 Portrait of Henry V of England: The National Portrait Gallery / The
Bridgeman Art Library.
4 Portrait of John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy: Koninklijk Museum voor
Schone Kunsten, Antwerp.
5 Portrait of Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy, after Rogier van der Weyden:
Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon / The Bridgeman Art Library.
6 Portrait of Charles VII of France by Jean Fouquet: The Louvre, Paris / The
Bridgeman Art Library.
7 Photograph of Chinon Castle © Chris Gibbions.
8 Drawing of Joan of Arc by Clément de Fauquembergue: Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, Paris / The Bridgeman Art Library.
9 Illumination of Joan of Arc: Centre Historique des Archives Nationales, Paris /
The Bridgeman Art Library.
10 Letter from Joan of Arc to the people of Riom, 1429: Private Collection / The
Bridgeman Art Library.
11 Illumination of St Catherine (detail) from the Tours breviary: Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, Paris.
12 Illumination of John, duke of Bedford, with St George (detail) from the
Bedford Hours: The British Library / The Bridgeman Art Library.
13 Illumination of St Michael (detail) from the Salisbury breviary: Bibliothèque
Nationale de France, Paris.
14 Portrait of Jean, Bastard of Orléans: Private Collection / The Bridgeman Art
Library.
15 Portrait of Cardinal Niccolò Albergati by Jan van Eyck: Kunsthistorisches
Museum, Vienna / The Bridgeman Art Library.
The War Within France: Cast of Characters
FRENCH ROYAL FAMILY
Charles VI, the Well-Beloved, king of France
His uncles:
Jean, duke of Berry
Philip the Bold, duke of Burgundy
His wife:
Isabeau of Bavaria, queen of France
Among their children:
Louis of Guienne, dauphin of France
Jean of Touraine, dauphin of France
Catherine of Valois, queen of England
Charles, dauphin of France, later King Charles VII
ARMAGNAC (ORLÉANIST) LORDS
Louis, duke of Orléans, brother of King Charles VI
Among his children:
Charles, duke of Orléans
Philippe, count of Vertus
Jean, Bastard of Orléans, later count of Dunois
Bernard, count of Armagnac
Louis, duke of Anjou, titular king of Sicily and Jerusalem
His wife:
Yolande of Aragon, duchess of Anjou, titular queen of Sicily and
Jerusalem
Among their children:
Louis, duke of Anjou
René, duke of Bar and Lorraine, later duke of Anjou
Marie of Anjou, queen of France
Charles of Anjou
Jean, duke of Alençon
Jean d’Harcourt, count of Aumâle
Charles, count of Clermont, later duke of Bourbon
BURGUNDIAN LORDS
John the Fearless, duke of Burgundy, son of Philip the Bold and cousin of King
Charles VI
His brothers:
Anthony, duke of Brabant
Philip, count of Nevers
His wife:
Margaret of Bavaria, duchess of Burgundy
Among their children:
Philip the Good, duke of Burgundy
Anne of Burgundy, duchess of Bedford
Margaret of Burgundy, countess of Richemont
Agnes of Burgundy, countess of Clermont
Jean de Luxembourg, count of Ligny
His sister:
Jacquetta de Luxembourg, duchess of Bedford
ENGLISH ROYAL FAMILY
Henry V, king of England
His brothers:
Thomas, duke of Clarence
John, duke of Bedford
Humphrey, duke of Gloucester
His uncle:
Henry Beaufort, bishop of Winchester, cardinal of England
His wife:
Catherine of Valois, queen of England
Their son:
Henry VI, king of England
ENGLISH LORDS AND CAPTAINS, ALLIES OF THE BURGUNDIANS
Thomas Montagu, earl of Salisbury
William de la Pole, earl of Suffolk
Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick
Thomas, Lord Scales
John, Lord Talbot, later earl of Shrewsbury
