Born to French peasant farmers during the Hundred Years War, Joan was no stranger to bloodshed. At age 13, Joan started receiving visions from God calling her to fight for France and restore the dauphin to the throne.
France, April 1429: For six months English forces had besieged Orleans, the final city to resist their advance. After 90 years of war, all of France was at last within their grasp. Then out of nowhere, a figure emerged from the French side. It was a young woman in full armor, a peasant girl who would turn the tide of war and lead her troops to victory.