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* [[Rain of Arrows]]: The main tactic of the English

* [[Right Makes Might]]: How the Valois liked to interpret Charles VII's transformation from puny "King of Bourges" to mighty "Charles the Victorious". Some historians see the spreading of a kind of "royal theology", that the Valois legitimately were God's chosen etc., as an important factor in their ultimate victory. From that perspective, Jeanne d'Arc was the ultimate embodiment of the success of the spreading this theory.

* [[Royally Screwed Up]]: The French almost lost when their king, Charles VI, became insane. Later, the English did lose when their king, Henry VI, became insane. Henry VI was Charles VI's grandson. Coincidence? I think not.

* [[Royally Screwed-Up]]: The French almost lost when their king, Charles VI, became insane. Later, the English did lose when their king, Henry VI, became insane. Henry VI was Charles VI's grandson. Coincidence? I think not.

** Averted by Charles' son, [[The Chessmaster|Charles VII]] and his other grandson, Louis XI aka "The Great Spider".

* [[Sequel]]: The [[Wars of the Roses]] (1455-1487), which doubles as a spin-off.

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== [[Film]] ==

* ''[~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/The_Passion_of_Joan_of_Arc~~ La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc]'' by Carl Dreyer: a film centered on Jeanne d'Arc's trial and death.

* ''[[wikipedia:The Passion of Joan of Arc|La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc]]'' by Carl Dreyer: a film centered on Jeanne d'Arc's trial and death.

* The 1948 ''Joan of Arc'' movie, starring Ingrid Bergman.

* The 1999 movie ''Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc'', directed by Luc Besson. Notable for being [[Darker and Edgier]] and leaning on [[Deconstruction]] at times. [[Love It or Hate It|A fairly polarizing movie.]]

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