Was Joan of Arc French or Enlgish? Anyone know? I don't remember and my teacher isn't sure.?

Question

Was Joan of Arc French or Enlgish? Anyone know? I don't remember and my teacher isn't sure.?

Answer 1

"Joan of Arc" is the english for "Jeanne d'Arc" .

She led a riot against english troops , who had invaded France in the 15th century !

She's now a saint but also a kind of a patriotic icon for some right wing people in France !

Read more here :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc

Answer 2

French "Jeanne d'Arc" is more correct. Can't believe your teacher wouldn't know that. Unless it's a math teacher...

Answer 3

it's easy to remember: Why did the Frenchman pee on his leg?  John d'ark.  Get it?  Lame, but effective.  (In French, Joan is pronounced [John].)

Answer 4

she was french...

Answer 5

She was French from the part of France known as Lorraine.  Go to MaidOfHeaven.com to learn all about her:

http://www.maidofheaven.com

Answer 6

She was french, captured and burned by the english...

Answer 7

Jeanne is in fact pronounced janne, despite the wit above.

I hope the teacher in question isn't a teacher of either French or history.  I'd forgive, say, a physics teacher.  But, to students of either, the nationality of Jeanne d'Arc is as fundamental a fact as those of George Washington or Winston Churchill.

They were all Australian.

Answer 8

Joan of Arc was French.  

Biography details at the cited link.

Answer 9

French and It does not surprise me that the teacher does not know. They are only concerned with retirement pay and illegals.

Answer 10

french, though i only know that because her video game on the playstation portable is awesome, and i play it a ton.

Answer 11

um yeah she's French and if your teacher doesn't know that, get your parents to send you to another school

Answer 12

She was definately French.  She lead forces against the English.  She claimed to be inspired by God to do this.  

This is a very important thing to get straight.  The French and English were fierce enemies at this time and it looked like England was going to ultimately win.  This is almost like being confused if George Washington was American or British.  Joan of Arc did a lot of damage to the British and helped restore the French king to his throne.  

Since Joan of Arc symbolizes the expulsion of the invading Britains from France, far right political idealogues use her to symbolize expelling immigrants from France in todays time.