NATIONALISM IN EUROPE
EUROPEAN NATION STATES
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Christian saint who died during the Muslim invasions
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the Queen of France who defeated the English
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peasant maiden who led the French armies in the Hundred Years’ War
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English peasant girl who led the English troops against the Muslim invaders
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Detailed explanation-1: -St. Joan of Arc is a national heroine of France. She was a peasant girl who, believing that she was acting under divine guidance, led the French army in a momentous victory at Orléans in 1429 that repulsed an English attempt to conquer France during the Hundred Years’ War.
Detailed explanation-2: -The king ordered the army to take back the city of Orléans, accompanied by 17-year-old Joan. She cropped her hair short like a man’s, donned a suit of white armor, and successfully helped French troops to victory in March 1429, even after being wounded in battle.
Detailed explanation-3: -Joan of Arc, a pious peasant in medieval France, believed that God had chosen her to lead France to victory in its long-running war with England.
Detailed explanation-4: -During the Hundred Years’ War, the 17-year-old French peasant Joan of Arc leads a French force in relieving the city of Orleans, besieged by the English since October.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did Joan of Arc help France during the Hundred Years’ War? She inspired the French army to fight and helped win battles.