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The triumph of Joan of Arc
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:38:03
Publish Date: 2023-09-03 23:00:00
Description:

In 1429 a young peasant woman burst onto the scene and transformed the fortunes of England and France in the Hundred Years’ War. In today’s episode, medieval historian and former supreme court judge Jonathan Sumption joins Rob Attar to discuss the fifth and final volume of his epic history of the conflict, revealing how the arrival of Joan of Arc set the scene for one of England’s most significant defeats.


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