Joan of Arc: The Real Woman Behind 20,000 Statues

Joan of Arc: The Real Woman Behind 20,000 Statues

Joan of Arc was not a shepherdess. She was a determined teenager who broke an arranged marriage, heard voices, and convinced a chain of noblemen to take her to the French king.

Annie Sargent and Elyse Rivin of Toulouse Guided Walks tell the full story. From her village in Lorraine to the battlefields at Orléans. From her betrayal to her execution at 19. And why there are now over 20,000 statues of her across France.

Annie also covers the Paris Airbnb crackdown and shares her road trip itinerary through eastern France.

Hit play. You won't look at those statues the same way again.

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