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Saint Joan of Arc

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by Vita Sackville-West


  Alespèe, Jean, 324

  Anjou, René d’, see Bar René Duke of

  Arbre des Dames, a tree at Domremy, 37–9, 298

  Arc, Catherine d’, sister of Jeanne 48 Arc, Isabelle or Zabillet d’ (mother of Jeanne), her character, 27–8; pilgrimage to Rome (?), 28; appeals to the Pope, 28; Jeanne takes a house for her at Orleans, 237

  Arc, Jacques d’ (father of Jeanne), pronunciation of his name, 25–6; his position at Domremy, 25–6; his character, 27; stays at Reims, 27; threatens Jeanne, 29; dreams about her, 29, 59–60; his house at Domremy, 33–4; possible telepathy between him and Jeanne, 59–60; concerned in a local lawsuit, 61–2; at Neufchâteau, 70; never at Chinon, 92; meets Jeanne at Reims, 213–15

  Arc, Jean d’ (brother of Jeanne), joins her at Poitiers(?), 133; with her at Blois, 150

  Arc, Jeanne d’, portrait of, 1–2; statue of, at Domremy, 5–6; statue of, at Orleans, 5–6; lack of sexual attraction, 6–8; first dresses as a boy, 8–9; her voice described, 11; her ready tears, 11; birth of, 29–30; baptism, 31; godparents, 31–2; early life at Domremy, 33–4; not a shepherdess, 44–8; first hears her voices, 49–53; levitation, suggested, 50; refuses to describe the saints, 55–6; affected by the sound of bells, 56–7; first visit to Durand Lassois and Baudricourt, 60–7; at Neufchâteau, 70–1; second visit to Durand Lassois, 75–8; see Baudricourt again, 87–8; Baudricourt visits her in the Le Royers’ house, 88–9; curious conversation with Baudricourt, 90; her journey to Nancy, 92–5; return to Vaucouleurs, 99; prophesies news of the battle of Rouvray, 99; leaves Vaucouleurs for Chinon, 101–2; at St. Urbain, Auxerre, and Gien, lo6; at Fierbois, 107; arrives at Chinon, 108; finds lodgings at Chinon, 112; insulted by a soldier, 115; recognises Charles VII, 115–16; her private interview with him, ll6–20; makes friends with the Duke of Alençon, 121–3; reputed the daughter of Charles d’Orléans, 121–2 and note; devotion to Charles d’Orléans, Charles VII, and d’Alençon, 122; stays with the Duchess of Alençon, 123; lodged in the Tour du Coudray, 124; examined by Mme de Trêves and Mme de Gaucourt, 124; taken to Poitiers, 125–6; examined at Poitiers, 127–30; examined at Tours, 13l; given a household, 133; writes to the English, 133–5; sends for the sword of Fierbois, 136–7; is given armour and a standard, 137; her rings described, 138–9; description of Jeanne by Gui de Laval, 139–40; leaves Blois for Orleans, 150; meets the Bastard of Orleans, 153; enters Orleans, 156–7; prophesies her own wound, 159; summons the English, 163, 164, 175; allows the Bastard to go to Blois, 162; sees the Bastard off to Blois, 166; meets him on his return, 168; her first battle, 170–2; excluded from council of war, 172–4; captures St. Jean le Blanc and Les Augustins, 175–6; captures les Tourelles, 178–84; wounded, 180; allows the English to leave Orleans, 187–9; rejoins Charles VII, 189–90; captures Jargeau, 193–4; captures the bridge at Meung, 195; captures Beaugency, 195; meets the Connétable de Richemont, 195–6; wins the battle of Patay, 198–201; persuades Charles VII to go to Reims, 204; on her way to Reims, 205; meets Brother Richard at Troyes, 205–7; at Châlons, 207; enters Reims, 208; sees Charles VII crowned, 210; wishes to go home, 213; meets her father, 214–15; writes to the citizens of Reims, 216; at St. Denis, 220–3; unsuccessful attack on Paris (wounded), 221–3; rejoins Charles VII, 222; parts from d’Alençon, 223; kept inactive at Court, 226; captures St. Pierre-Je-Moutier, 229–30; fails at La Charité, 230–1; association with various women, 231–5; her family ennobled, 236; kept inactive,236–9; at Melun, 239; victorious at Lagny, 240–1; fails to capture Pont l’Evêque, 242; refused admittance to Soissons, 245; at Crépy-en-Valois, 245; at Compiègne, 245–6; attacks Margny, 247; taken prisoner, 248; interview with the Duke of Burgundy, 249–50; imprisoned at Beaulieu, 250; her ambiguous position as a prisoner, 250–1; imprisoned at Beaurevoir, 253–4; leaps from the tower of Beaurevoir, 254–5; at castle of Drugy, 261 ; at castle of le Crotoy, 261; taken to Rouen, 263; in prison at Rouen, 263–70; on trial, 271–319; her recantation, 310–14; sentenced, 320; her last day, 321–3; her death; 324

  Arc, Pierre d’ (brother of Jeanne), joins her at Poitiers, 133; with her at Blois, 150

  Archer, Richard the, accompanies Jeanne to Chinon, 101

  Armagnac, Bernard d’, 18

  Armagnac, Jean, comte d’, writes to Jeanne, 218

  Armagnacs and Burgundians, see Burgundians

  Arras, Franquet d’, captured by Jeanne, 241; his death referred to at the trial, 298

  Artevelde, Jacob van, invites Edward III to interfer in France, 15

  Arundel, Earl of, 245

  Aubert, Jean, 61

  Aubéry or Aubry, Jeanne, godmother to Jeanne, 31, 38

  Aulon, Jean d’, enters Jeanne’s service; 133; goes to Blois, 165; at Orleans, 169–71; relates capture of St. Jean le Blanc, 175; relates capture of les Tourelles, 182–3; his account of St. Pierre-le-Moutier, 229–30; taken prisoner at Compiègne, 248; attends Jeanne in her captivity, 250; quoted, 334

  Aulon, Poton d’, taken prisoner at Compiègne, 248

  Aunoy, Marguerite d’, 61

  Avignon, Marie d’, 67

  Aymerie, Guillaume, an examiner at Poitiers, 129–30

  Bar, René d’Anjou, Duke of, resists the Duke of Bedford, 82; son-in-law of the Duke of Lorraine, 96; French sympathies, 96; his character; 97–8; goes without fish, 101–2; arrives at Reims, 208; sent to Jeanne at Paris, 222

  Baretta, a French captain, 239, 240, 245;

  Barrey, Jean, godfather to Jeanne, 32

  Basin, Thomas, Bishop of Lisieux, quoted, 57

  Baudricourt, Liebault de, 61

  Baudricourt Robert de, governor of Vaucouleurs, jests about Jeanne, 7; his character, 61; sees Jacques d’Arc, 61–2; receives Jeanne for the first time, 68–9; second interview with Jeanne, 87–8; visits Jeanne in the Le Royers’ house, 88–9; curious conversation with Jeanne, 90; despatches a messenger to Charles VII, 91

  Bauldet, Jean, le Vieux, 72

  Bavière, lsabeau de, Queen of France, implies illegitimacy of Charles VII, 17; her character, 17; her many children, III note; mistress of Louis d’Orléans(?), 118 note

  Bazin, Jean, 185

  Baufort. Henry, see Winchester, Bishop of

  Beaupère, Jean, assessor at the trial, 272; allusio11s to, 301, 304, 308, 313, 316

  Beauvais, Pierre Cauchon, Bishop of, retains Jeanne’s ring, 139; fortunate not to be Bishop of Orleans, 237; Jeanne taken prisoner within his diocese, 251; his early career, 259; negotiates with Jeanne’s captors, 260; directs the trial, 272–3; his leniency to Jeanne, 276–7, 280, 3o6, 307; suppresses passages in the procès verbal, 278; warned by Jeanne, 280; visits her in prison, 288, 304, 318, 322; his attitude towards her, 291–2; she accuses him of poisoning her, 300; appoints Jean de la Fontaine, 301; shows her the torture-chamber, 307; sends for her, 308; angry at St. Ouen, 311; delivers sentence after the abjuration, 314; hears that she has resumed male dress, 316; delivers the final sentence, 323

  Bede, The Venerable, 37

  Bedford, John of Lancaster, Duke of, insults Charles VII, 17, 217; regent of France, 19–20; marries Anne of Burgundy, 20; his character, 20; his opinion on the siege of Orleans, 141; his opinion on Jeanne, 187; deprives Fastolf of the Garter, 200; gives Melun to Burgundy, 239; favourable to the Bishop of Beauvais, 259; eavesdrops on Jeanne(?), 267

  Bedford, Duchess of (Anne of Burgundy), marries the Duke of Bedford, 20; examines Jeanne, 267; offers her a dress, 268

  Bellier, Guillaume, put in charge of Jeanne, 124

  Bermont, Notre Dame de, 36, 48–9

  Berger, le, an imposter, 243

  Bertrand, Louis, quoted, 41–2, 44

  Bois Chenu, 37, 298

  Boisguillaume, Guillaume Colles, a clerk at the trial, 272; allusions to, 264, 269, 318–19

  Boucher, Charlotte, shares Jeanne’s bed, 157

  Boucher, Jacques, treasurer of the Duke of Orleans, Jeanne’s host at Orleans, 157, 179

  Boudon, – (?), 185

  Boulainvilliers. Perceval de, his letter to the Duke
of Milan, quoted, 3, 11, 30, 50, 51–2,77

  Bourbon, Charles de, see Clermont

  Bourlémont, seigneurs of Domremy, at the Arbre des Dames, 39; owners of the Château de l’Ile, 42

  Bourlémont, Jean de, his will, 42–3

  Bournel, Guiscard, 245

  Boussac, Maréchal de, see Sainte-Sévère

  Bueil, seigneur de, 167

  Burgundians and Armagnacs, the parties described, 18–19

  Burgundy, Anne of, marries the Duke of Bedford (see Bedford, Duchess of), 20

  Burgundy, John, Duke of, assassinates Louis d’Orléans, 18; himself assassinated, 18–19

  Burgundy, Philip, Duke of, vows to avenge his father, 19; fools Charles VII at Reims, 213; concludes a truce with him, 215–16; his marriage, 237; at Noyon near Compiègne 242; captures Choisy, 242; buys the town of Soissons, 245; arrives before Compiègne, 245; at Coudun, 246; interview with Jeanne, 249; his letters announcing her capture, 250; his claims on her as his prisoner, 251

  Cagny, Perceval de, quoted, 204

  Cailly, Gui de, Jeanne’s host at Chécy, 156

  Calot, Lawrence, at St. Ouen, 311–12

  Castille, Etienne, a locksmith at Rauen, 265

  Castres, Christopher d’Harcourt, Bishop of, 190

  Catherine, Saint, appears to Jeanne, 55; appears to Jeanne at Melun, 239; appears to Jeanne at Beaurevoir, 254–5

  Cauchon, Pierre, see Beauvais, Bishop

  Caxton, William quoted, 299

  Chailly, Denis de, at Orleans, 173, 179

  Châlons, Archbishop of, attends the coronation, 210

  Chambre, Guillaume de la, examines Jeanne at Rouen, 299; consulted by Warwick, 301; at St. Ouen, 3l3

  Champeaux, a carpenter at Orleans, 185

  Charles VII, suceeds Charles VI, 16; his illegitimacy, 17, 118 and note; his childhood, I08–9; his character and appearance, 109–12, 114; his first interview with Jeanne, 115–20; attempts to deceive her 116; goes to Poitiers, 125; meets Jeanne at Tours, 189; at Loches, 190; rejects the advances of the Connétable de Richemont, 203; meets Jeanne after Patay 204; on his way to Reims, 203; enters Reims, 208; his coronation, 210; wastes time at Reims, 213; concludes a truce with Burgundy, 215–16; at Château Thierry, 216–17; insulted by Bedford, 217; at Compiègne, 218; at Senlis and St. Denis, 218–19; offers Compiègne to Burgundy, 219; destroys d’Alençon’s bridge, 222–3; recalls Jeanne, 223; wastes his time and hers, 226; ennobles her family, 236; abandons her to her enemies, 251–3; ‘The sign given to the King,’ 293–7; and Appendix G Charles, Simon, quoted, 334

  Chartier, Alain, quoted, 49

  Chartier, Jean, quoted, 174, 241

  Chatillon, Jean de, Archdeacon of Evreux, assessor at the trial, 273; delivers a sermon, 305–6

  Chinon, description of, 108

  Clermont, Charles de Bourbon, comte de, attends the coronation, 210; sent to Jeanne at Paris, 222; involved in the ‘sign given to the King’ story, 296, 306

  Coarraze, Raimon Arnaut, sieur de, at Orleans, 179

  Commercy, damoiseau de, 61

  Contes, Louis de, lent as page to Jeanne, 124–5; with her at Chinon, 124–5; becomes her page, 133; at Orleans, 170

  Corbie, Colette de, Sainte, levitation, suggested, 50; association with Jeanne at Moulins, 234–6

  Coulonces, Jean de la Haye, Baron de, at Orleans, 157, 173

  Courcelles, Thomas de, 272, concerned in the trial, 301, 304, 308, 312

  Cousinot, Guillaume, at Orleans, 173

  Créqui, Jean de, at Margny, 246–7

  Culen, Luis, Admiral of France, accompanies Jeanne to Orleans, 150; at Orleans, 179; attends the coronation, 210

  Cusquel, Pierre, quoted, 264

  Daron, Pierre, at Rouen, 266

  Dauphin, The see Charles VII

  Demetriades, Jean Lefèvre or Fabri, Bishop of, concerned in the trial, 273

  Domremy, birthplace of Jeanne, its political situation, 23–4; disputes with Maxey-sur-Meuse, 21–41; description of, 33–6; its troubles, 40; system of pâturage at, 41–3; Château de l’Ile, 42; burnt by Burgundians, 72; exempted from taxation, 215

  Dumay, Alison, mistress of the Duke of Lorraine, 95

  Dunois, see Orleans, Bastard of

  Dupuy, Jean, Jeanne’s host at Tours, 133

  Edward III, claims the French crown, 15

  Epinal, Gérardin d’, a Burgundian, 24, 73; meets Jeanne at Châlons, 207–8

  Erard, Guillaume, assessor at the trial, 272–3; preaches at St. Ouen, 311

  Estellin, Beatrice, godmother to Jeanne, 32

  Estivet, Jean d’, promoter of the trial, 269–70, 272; visits Jeanne in prison, 269–70; allusions to, 281, 300–1, 304, 317

  Fastolf, Sir John, advances towards Orleans, 168–9; quarrels with Talbot, 198; a fugitive from Patay, 200

  Fécamp, Gilles de Duremort, abbé de, concerned in the trial, 272

  Ferchaud, Claire, 66 and Appendix A

  Fierbois, Jeanne at, 107; she sends for the sword of St. Catherine, 136–7; last appearance of sword, at Lagny, 241

  Flavy, Guillaume de, governor of Compiègne, 246–8

  Foch, Marshal, quoted, 338

  Fontaine, Jean de la, examiner in the trial, 273, 301, 304

  Fournier, Jean, visits Jeanne in the Le Royers’ house, 88

  France, Anatole, brilliant and untrustworthy, 12; inexactitudes quoted, 65 note, 107; explanation of Jeanne’s conversation with Baudricourt, 91; on Charles VII, 110

  Galton, Sir Francis, quoted, 332–3

  Gamaches, sieur de, resents Jeanne, 162; defends her, 180

  Gaucourt, Madame de examines Jeanne, 124

  Gaucourt, Raoul de, counsellor of Charles VII and governor of Chinon, 112; lends Louis de Contes to Jeanne, 124; at Orleans, 173, 175, 179; dispute with Jeanne, 179–80; carries her out of danger at Paris, 222; instrumental in separating her from Alençon, 223

  Gifford, English commander at Orleans, 178

  Giresme, Nicolas de, Grand Prior of France, meets Jeanne at Orleans, 155; crosses to les Tourelles, 183

  Giron, Alain, at Orleans, 168

  Glasdale or Glansdale, Sir William, English commander at Orleans, 164, 178; drowned, 184; taken to England for burial, 184–5

  Graville, Jean Malet, sicur de, at Orleans, 173, 179; attends the coronation, 210

  Guillemette, Gérard, 80

  Harcourt, Christopher d’, see Castres

  Haultchappel, Sergeant of Foug, 72

  Hauviette, wife of Gérard de Sionne, 82

  Henry V, marries Catherine of France, 16

  Henry VI, succeeds Henry V, 16; lands at Calais, 242; at Rouen, 299–300

  Heralds, Ambleville and Guienne, sent by Jeanne to the English, 164

  Honnecourt, Jean de, servant of Bertrand de Poulengy, 100

  Houppeville, Nicolas de, concerned in the trial, 273

  Hundred Years’ War, the, Chap. 2, passim, 12–21

  Hungerford, Sir Walter, called Hougue Foie by the French, 145

  Illiers, Florent d’, at Orleans with Jeanne, 163, 168, 179, 188; at Jargeau, 192

  Jehan, Maître, his culverin at Orleans, 147, 176; his culverin at Jargeau, 193

  Jollois, histrorian of the siege of Orleans, quoted Chap. 9, passim

  Joyart, Mengette, 80

  Julien, servant of Jean de Metz, 100

  Kennedy, Sir Hugh, at Orleans, 173; at Lagny, 239, 240

  Ladvenu, Martin, concerned in the trial, 317; hears Jeanne’s last confession, 321–2; accompanies her to the stake, 322; sees the executioner, 325

  La Hire (Etienne de Vignolles), dines with Charles VII, 111; accompanies Jeanne to Orleans, l 50; his oaths suppressed by Jeanne, 150; his jokes, 151; at Orleans, 163, 165–7, 173, 175, 179, 193; at Jargeau, 192–3; involved in the ‘sign given to the King’ story, 306

  Lang, Andrew, quoted, 27, 30, 221, 333–4

  Lassois, Durand, gives Jeanne his clothes, 8–9; married to Jeanne’s first cousin, 60; first visit from Jeanne, 65–8; takes Jeanne to see Robe
rt de Baudricourt, 67; second visit from Jeanne, 74, 78; his bad memory, 81; accompanies Jeanne to Nancy, 92; remains at home, 101; sees Jeanne at Reims, 215

  Lassois, Jeanne, a niece of Isabelle d’Arc, 60 note; expects a baby, 69,78

  Laval, Gui de, his letter about Jeanne, quoted, 139–40; at Beaugency, 196; attends the coronation, 210

  Lebuin, Michel, 73

  Lefèvre, Jean, see Demetriades, Bishop of

  Lemaçon, Robert, see Trèves, seigneur de

  Lemaistre, Jean, vice-inquisitor of France, unwilling to take part in the trial, 272; put in charge by Cauchon, 301; allusions to, 304, 308, 316, 321

  Lenozoles, Jean de, 309, 311

  Levitation, powers of, suggested, see Arc, Jeanne d’; Cobie, Sainte Colette de; Rochelle, Guillemette de la; Catherine of Siena, Saint; Teresa, Saint

  Liétard, Dr, quoted, 25

  Lingué, Jean, godfather to Jeanne, 32

  Lisieux, St. Theresa of, 335

  Loiselleur, Nicolas, concerned in the trial, visits Jeanne in prison, 269–70; allusions to, 308, 314, 316, 323

  Loré, Ambroise de, accompanies Jeanne to Orleans, 150; at Orleans, 173; at Lagny, 239

  Lorraine, Charles II, Duke of, summons Jeanne to Nancy, 92; his interviews with her, 93–5; gives her a horse, 94; his love-affair with Alison Dumay, 95

  Lourdes, Bernadette of, 333

  Luce, Siméon, quoted, 25, 41, 66, 71, 82, 100

  Luxembourg, Jean de, comte de Ligny, at Margny, 246–7; Jeanne taken to his quarters, 250; his claims on her as his prisoner, 251; removes her to his castle of Beaurevoir, 253; visits her at Rauen, 267

  Luxembourg, the three ladies of, in charge of Jeanne at Beaurevoir, 253–4, 255

  Macy, Aimon de, sees Jeanne at Beaurevoir, 254; sees Jeanne at Rauen, 266–7, 311

  Manchon, Guillaume, a clerk at the trial, quoted, 264, 269–70, 278, 317, 322–3, 324

  Mandrake, Jeanne’s reputed, 37

  Manuel, Pierre, quoted, 266

  Marcel, Jean, quoted, 311

  Margaret, Saint, appears to Jeanne, 55, 239

  Marguerie, André, concerned in the trial, 273, 311, 316

  Marie, Thomas, quoted, 265

  Martel, Charles, the sword of Fierbois said to be his, 137

  Martindale, Rev. C. C., S. J., quoted, 336

  Masqueren, le Bourg de, at Orleans, 179

 

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