Joan Of Arc Visions

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Joan of Arc grew up in a small town in France as a peasant farm girl. She began to have visions from God around the age of 12. The visions instructed her to lead an army to fight against the English, and after, she was to take the king to be crowned at Rheims. She continued to have visions like this over the next couple years. When Joan turned 16, she tried to put these visions into action and listen to God. In order to receive an army from the king, she was going to need help from the local commander of the garrison. At first, the commander did not take her seriously, but Joan of arc did not give up. She continued to get support from local town leaders. Then she was allowed to be escorted to King Charles to ask for an army. When Joan