Maid and the queen : the secret history of Joan of Arc

Goldstone, Nancy Bazelon. (Author).

Summary: The untold story of the extraordinary queen Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, who championed Joan of Arc.

Record details

ISBN: 0143122827
ISBN: 9780143122821
Physical Description: print
xviii, 296 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2013.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Before Joan -- The kingdom of the gay science -- To be a queen -- The mad king of France -- War -- A new dauphin -- Joan of Arc -- Childhood in Domrémy -- The angels speak to Joan -- Joan meets the Dauphin -- The maid of Orléans -- Capture at Compiègne -- The trial of Joan of Arc -- After Joan -- Of politics and prisoners -- The queen takes control -- The road to Rouen -- The rehabilitation of Joan of Arc.