The alternative story of Jeanne d’Arc. Nechaev S.

For almost six centuries, the debate around the national heroine of France Jeanne d’Arc has not been subside. The fact is that in her fate everything is far from as clear as it is written in hundreds of “canonical” biographies similar to each other. First of all, its peasant origin is disputed and it is argued that Jeanne d’Arc was the illegitimate daughter of the queen-tutor of Isabella Bavarian, the wife of King Charles VI crazy, that is, belonged to the royal dynasty. Other historians claim that Jeanne could not burn at the stake in the city of Ruan...

p. Yu. Nechaev repeatedly visited France, collected a huge amount of material on this topic and revealed to the reader the entire palette of opinions and evidence from those who adhere to the “alternative” version of the history of the Virgin of France.

The book is intended for a wide range of readers.