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Joan of Arc Statue

Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France

Joan of Arc is shown in armor and praying, in this statue at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Joan of Arc - Notre Dame Cathedral

Joan of Arc statue in Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France.

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Joan of Arc led French troops in a successful charge to relieve Orleans in April 1429, and her success helped inspire Charles VII to be crowned om July. That September, Joan inspired an attack on Paris which failed, and Charles signed a treaty with the Duke of Burgundy which kept him from military action.

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