Check out this terrific summary of Joan's life, written in 1903 by T. Douglas Murray (of London). Although one needs to get past turn-of-the-century patronizing references to women:

While her woman's nature shoed itself in her burst of tears when dishonoring names were flung at her by some brutal English soldiers, or when she screamed at the sharp and sudden pain of the wound she received...

The article is more than worthwhile.

Some folks have a passion for Joan of Arc which allows the rest of us to view really interesting material. An excellent site on the topic is The St. Joan of Arc Center. It contains the entire, annotated transcripts for Joan's two trials ("The Lapse" and "The Relapse") plus the Rehabilitation Trial.

If you would like a more scholarly look at Joan's life and impact, visit Professor Bonnie Wheeler's site at SMU. You can join the International Joan of Arc Society hosted by this site.

During her trial, Joan tells her accusers that "The Voices" are St. Catherine, St. Margaret and St. Michael.

Want to know more about Joan's Coat of Arms? Check out the picture and the discussion at this site.

Want to read more about it? Check out this bibliography.

"The Creativity of Joan of Arc" - an essay with great pictures by Christopher Russell.

"St. Joan of Arc" from the Catholic Encyclopedia.

It's kind of interesting to think that the Catholic Church condemned Joan to be burned at the stake and then made her a saint 500 years later. How does that follow? Here's the current discussion on how the Church reconciles a seemingly irreconcilable conflict.

Rouen - the place of Joan's execution - is a lovely French town with a world-famous cathedral.

This story has taken you to many links about Joan of Arc. You have seen interpretations of what she must have looked like (currently there are no known pictures of her, although frescoes have been uncovered near her home town). You have seen artist interpretations of her death at the stake. Alex Beard has a modern interpretation: "Joan of Arc Burned at the Stake."

The Roman emperor Justinian ordered St. Catherine's Monastery to be built in 527. It is located in a spectacular setting at the foot of Mount Moses and took nearly 40 years to build. It contains priceless works of art. This is a link to pictures and stories about the monastery and the saint to whom Joan of Arc prayed.

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