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How the Jack of Hearts was trumped by Joan of Arc
Over the past few weeks I’ve been doing background reading on Joan of Arc. In doing so I unearthed the following interesting story…. One of the leading military figures who fought with Joan during the Loire Campaign of 1429 was … Continue reading →
Social history in the Touraine ~ Central France 