. A short history of England and the British Empire. ds the goodduke of Burgundy coveted. So great a stir did the Burgun-dians raise about this that the marriage was practically an-nulled. Later in the reign the duke of Bedford committed thesame mistake in marrying a Dutch heiress. This was toomuch for the Burgundian duke: Philip the Good had intendedthat all feudal heiresses in the Netherlands should, if possible,die unmarried; and this interference with his plans cost Eng-land his friendship. 171. Joan of Arc: the Rise of French Athird and perhaps the chief cause was the wave of
. A short history of England and the British Empire. ds the goodduke of Burgundy coveted. So great a stir did the Burgun-dians raise about this that the marriage was practically an-nulled. Later in the reign the duke of Bedford committed thesame mistake in marrying a Dutch heiress. This was toomuch for the Burgundian duke: Philip the Good had intendedthat all feudal heiresses in the Netherlands should, if possible,die unmarried; and this interference with his plans cost Eng-land his friendship. 171. Joan of Arc: the Rise of French Athird and perhaps the chief cause was the wave of patriotic 1 Cheyney, Nos. 174-176; Gardiner, 309-312. JOAN OF ARC: RISE OF FRENCH PATRIOTISM 191 Joan of Arc. fervor that swept over France as the result of the appearanceamong the French soldiers of the Maid of of Arc was a young girl from the eastern bor-der of the kingdom, who believed that heaven had sent her forthe deliverance of her country. So long did she brood over themiseries of France that her thoughts and purposes began to. The Home of Joan of Arc at Domremy become real and she believed that she heard the saints, whomshe adored in the village church, speak to*her and urge herto go to the rescue. She set out in 1429 and found her wayto the Dauphin Charles court at Chinon, and informed him ofthe mission that the saints had entrusted to her. Reluctantlythe Dauphin after much delay allowed her to join the armyand proceed to the relief of Orleans which was The reliefjust then narrowly besieged by the English. It is of Orleans,likely that the English would have been obliged toraise the siege in any event, as their strength was not sufficientfor the undertaking; but the aggressive attacks of the Frenchunder the Maids inspiration hastened the out- coronation ofcome. The French discovered that their enemies Charles vn-were not invincible. The English advance was checked andthe Dauphin was taken triumphantly to the old coronationcity of Rheims, where he was crow
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