Joan of Arc, who is she?

[Gtafanboy]

Um, I heard that there was a Joan of Arc in the game. May I ask who she is, what faction is she for, and whats so special about her?

[YAKOBU]

Hi Gtafanboy

Joan of Arc (otherwise known as The Maid of Orleons) fought for the French against my ancestors the British. She was burnt at the stake as a witch by the British and eventually made a Saint.

That's my limited knowledge summarised.

[lugh]

Like I said in pm's I heartily recommend the film by the same name, by Luc Besson.
You might have a better luck with this in the Monastery though, there' all kind of very knowledgeable people over there.
Long story short, God told her to lead the French to battle, commence serious ass-whoopage of the English, the French King then betrayed her when her armies became a too-expensive habit to keep around and she was burned at the stake by the English.

[Gtafanboy]

Can you play her in the game?

[Gtafanboy]

N/m I just read the PM. Thanks yall.

[Yoyoma1910]

She comes out in Late, I believe, under the French of course. I don't rememeber what unit type you have to build to get her though. She's a high star no accumen general, so she's ment to lead battles, but not govern.

She is the patron saint of Orleans and New Orleans, and she lead the French king to the Cathedral in Rheims (right near where my "better half" is from) to be crowned there, in the traditional spot before those Norman Vassals decided not to play by the rules of feilty.

She was a common peasant, and believed that God wanted her to guide her country in kicking the English out of France. Which, she sort of did, although there are several other factors which helped as well. The English Monarchy was weakening, and had consented the right of raising taxes to Parlament. Also the Burgundians (which are a faction that somtimes pops up in the game), who were France's second strongest Vassals after the Plantaginists (Dukes of Normandy and Kings of England), had shifted their alliances from the Normans to the French. The Burgundians would latter betray Joan, and hand her over to the English, hoping it would end the war. And of course the war of the roses, which begain the year MTW ends, begain, which left the English to divided to fight the French at all.


As a side note on the Burgundians, they were related to the Hapsburgs through Emperor Maximillian, who had taken one of their princesses as his first wife. I think she later died in child birth.


I also think Joan of Arch is said to have died a virgin.