An illiterate farm girl who claimed that the voice of God instructed her to take charge of her country's army and lead it to victory, Joan of Arc was able to convince the as-yet crowned King Charles VII to let her do it. What's more astounding is that once in charge, her swift victories led to the consecration of Charles and brought her family into nobility. A meteoric rise that ended as quickly as it began.
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