Joan of Arc was born in 1412 in France. The greater part of her childhood was generally uneventful, until in 1424, when she started having dreams. In her dreams, Saint Margaret, Saint Catherine, and Saint Michael advised Joan that Achievement 1: Dressing like a boy and pre- Orleans Between 1337 and 1453 there were a season of battles fought by the French and the English. It was known as the “hundred years war”. At this stage, the English were dominant. Joan at the age of 13 claimed she had visions from god of leading the French people against the English. She was keen to bring French to Victory. There was a clear problem though. Since Joan was a girl she would not be aloud to join the army. So she cut her hair and dressed like a man to visit