Anyhoo I've been asked to research her as part of my Illustration optional module over reading week. So here are some of my finds...
Saint Joan of Arc (French: Jeanne d'Arc[1]; c. 1412[2] – 30 May 1431) also known as "the Maid of Orleans," is a national heroine of France and a Catholic saint. A peasant girl born in eastern France, she led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War, claiming divine guidance, and was indirectly responsible for the coronation of Charles VII. She was captured by the English, tried by an ecclesiastical court, and burned at the stake when she was nineteen years old. Twenty-four years later, the Holy See reviewed the decision of the ecclesiastical court, found her innocent, and declared her a martyr. She was beatified in 1909 and later canonized in 1920.[2]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc
