10th Agers have been learning about some well-known French people from history. Joan of Arc, is considered a national heroine in France, lived from 1412 to 1431. She was a peasant girl who led the French army to several victoiries against the English during the Hundred Years War, paving th eway for teh crowning of Charles VII. She was captured and burned at the stake at age 19. Years later, she became a saint in the Catholic Church. She is one of the patron saints of France.
This week, the story of Joan of Arc will be performed in French at Baltimore's Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall. January will mark the 600th anniversary of her birth.
