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True Size - Army of Joan of Arc (c.1430) DOCUMENTARY

Watch the full documentary on Joan of Arc (and more) with HistoryAdventures https://youtube.com/@historyadventures-1?si=9Gnw0pkHq-MzyltD In this history documentary we explore the True Size of the Army of Joan of Arc. This involves a review of the nature of the French Army as it entered the Hundred Years War. We cover its method of organization, equipment, and muster. The major phases of the war are then covered to highlight the changes to the military of medieval france. This includes casualties from battles like Crecy and Agincourt as well as the broader cullings of the Black Death. We then review the nature of the army of 1430 when Joan of Arc emerged to lead it. The documentary then covers the early campaigns of the maiden which culminates in the Siege of Orleans. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:50 Disclaimer 03:53 French Army (c. 1300) 09:25 Hundred Years War 14:05 Rise of Joan of Arc 17:53 French Army (c. 1430) 20:59 March tp Orleans 23:56 Siege of Orleans 27:47 Storming of Les Tourelles 30:38 Lifting the Siege 33:32 Outro Sources: DeVries, Kelly. Joan of Arc: A Military Leader (Stroud: The History Press, 1999) DeVries, Kelly. "The Use of Gunpowder Weaponry by and against Joan of Arc During the Hundred Years War." War & Society 14.1 (1996): 1-15 Gaillard, Philippe. Joan of Arc’s Army: French Armies Under Charles VII, 1415-53 (Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2024) Rogers, Clifford. “The Military Revolutions of the Hundred Years War” in The Military Revolution Debate: Readings On The Military Transformation Of Early Modern Europe (Abingdon: Routledge, 1995) Wheeler, Bonnie, and Charles Wood (eds.). Fresh Verdicts on Joan of Arc. (London: Garland Publishing, 1996) #medieval #history #documentary