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Title: Ridpath's history of the world : being an account of the principal events in the career of the human race from the beginnings of civilization to the present time : comprising the development of social institutions and the story of all nations
Year: 1800 (1800s)
Authors: Ridpath, John Clark, 1840-1900
Subjects: World history
Publisher: Cincinnatti : The Jones brothers New York : Merrill & Baker
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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Art, come towork his Jlajestysruin, the king heardher with anxious at-tention, and in theend she was granteda royal escort to ac-company her on herway to Orleans. Arriving at thebesieged city, themaiden of Domremysoon inspired the dis-couraged soldierywith fresh hopes ofsuccess. She had al-ready clad herself inarmor, and it was notlong until she waslooked to by theFrench as the Angelof War. They didher bidding with im-plicit faith. She com-manded in several sor-ties which were madeagainst the camp ofthe besiegers. Mean-while her fame reached the English soldiers,and they, not less superstitious than the menof Orleans, dreaded the appearance of theMaid as the Trojans feared the apparition ofAthene. So great a terror was presentlyspread among the besiegers that the invest- ment fell to pieces, and by the close of May,1429, the siege of Orleans was abandoned. As soon as this, the first half of her mis-sion, was accomplished, Joan undertook theother part, which related to the king. In the
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CATHEDRAL OF RIIEIMS. mean time the national spirit of France wasthoroughly aroused. The people looked tothe consecrated banner of the Maid of Orleansas to the sure sign of victory and deliverance.She conducted Charles VII. in triumph fromChinon to Rheims, where, in the great cathe- 72 UNIVERSAL HISTORY.—THE MODERN WORLD. dral, he was crowned with enthusiastic ac-clamations. This done, Joan regarded hermission as at an end. Whatever might have been the source and origin of her power, shebelieved that her work was now accomplished,and was anxious to put off her soldiers

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