48.5 - Joan of Arc (Part 1)

Battle Royale: French Monarchs

The Maid of Orléans is well-known for having taken the intricate chessboard of the Hundred Years' War, tipped it upside down, kicked it across a field and scored a game-changing goal for the Blues after decades of decline.
In the first of her well-earned 2-parter, we follow Joan of Arc's rise to prominence from peasant to saviour, and conclude at the moment of her greatest glory. But that means it's all downhill into tragedy and scandal for Part 2...
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CATEGORIES
Ben and Eliza each give a score out of 10 for the first 4 categories. The 5th is determined by maths! The result is a total score out of 100.

1. Enchanté: The shallow, first-impressions round: How fabulous and iconic an image have they passed down to us?
2. En Garde: (A.K.A. “Selfish Wins”) How well did they gain and increase their personal power, either through scheming, statesmanship or good old fashion battles?
3. Voulez-Vous: (A.K.A. “Selfless Wins”) How much would we want to live under their regime? How well did they better the world around them through law reforms and cultural projects?
4. Ouh-Là-Là: How pearl-clutchingly scandalous were the events of their life, both in their time and down through the ages? How mad, bad and dangerous were they to know?
5. La Vie en Throne: How many years did they reign, and how many of their children survived them?

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Chapters

1. Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Early life and context (00:03:00)

3. Joan receives her mission (00:09:31)

4. Joan travels to meet the Dauphin (00:17:31)

5. Joan is sent to Orléans (00:32:39)

6. The Siege of Orléans (00:42:02)

7. Loire Campaign (00:45:30)

8. March to Reims (00:48:21)

9. Conclusion of Part 1 (00:54:15)