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Jan 6, 1412
Joan of Arc was born
The date of her actual birth is unkown but the 6th of January was the accepted date -
Aug 1, 1424
Joan visited by "voices" for the first time
Joan was in her father's garden when she first heard voices speaking to her. -
May 29, 1428
Joan goes to Vaucouleurs to ask to meet the king
She went to meet Robert de Baudricourt to ask him to send her to the king. -
Oct 12, 1428
English begin their siege on Orleans
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Feb 12, 1429
Battle of Herrings
French troops from Orleans were defeated -
Feb 23, 1429
Robert de Baudricourt allows Joan to go and meet the King
Robert de Baudricourt lets Joan go with two knights to Chinon -
Mar 7, 1429
Joan arrives in Chinon
Joan visits the castle at Chinon and meets King Charles VII -
Mar 22, 1429
Letter to the English
Joan writes a letter to the English demanding that they leave France -
Apr 24, 1429
Joan receives armour and joins the army
Joan arrived in Tours and received her armor and a banner. She joined the rest of her army at Blois. 2 days later Joan departed Blois with her army and they headed off to Orleans. -
May 4, 1429
Joan meets qith Lord Dunois
Once Joan had arrived in Orleans she met Lord Dunois who had arrived back from Blois with the army and launched an attack against the English. Joan rides out to rally the French troops at the exact moment they are falling back from a failed assault. -
May 5, 1429
Joan sends final letter to English
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May 7, 1429
Assault on English fort Les Tourelles
Joan predicted that she would be injured by an arrow and in that afternoon she was wounded and the french fell back. Once the arrow was removed Joan prayed and then holds her banner high and leads her troops forward again -
May 8, 1429
The English leave Orleans
The English abandoned their siege positions and withdrew from Orleans -
Jun 18, 1429
Patay battle becomes a great victory
Joan wins one of the greatest miitary victories deafeating thousands of English -
Sep 8, 1429
Assault on Paris begins
Joan of Arc is wounded during battle but refuses to stop urging her soldiers to continue their attack -
May 15, 1430
Joan captured by Burgundians
Once captured Joan remained a prisoner until November. She tried to escape once but was recaptured -
Nov 16, 1430
Joan is sold to English by the Duke of Burgundy
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May 9, 1431
Joan threatened with torture
Joan was threatened with torture unless she denied hearing voices but she refuses.. -
May 24, 1431
Joan of Arc taken to cemetery
Joan is taken to the cemetery of St.Ouen where she is threatened to be burned if she does not deny the voices. Joan finally agreed to deny them. -
May 30, 1431
Joan of Arc's Death
Joan of Arc was pronounced as having a relapse when she wore some of her old clothes that she agreed not to wear.
Joan was burnt at the stake by English soldiers in Rouen's square -
Jul 7, 1456
Joan declared wrongly executed
After investigating Joan of Arc's life and looking through transcripts of her trial, the church decided to overturn Joan's conviction -
Saint Joan of Arc officially beatified by Pope Pius X
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Saint Joan of Arc officially canonized by Pope Benedict XV
