Whose saint, whose Joan of Arc

Monroe 2021-12-31 08:02:54

Joan of Arc was quickly forgotten shortly after her death, and it was not until the French nationalism of the French Revolution that she unearthed memories and reinvented history. However, it’s interesting that not only the French regarded Joan of Arc as a national hero, but some English people also believed that the Orleans girl was a national hero of the English. I forgot whether it was Churchill or Macaulay. I said that Joan is not so much French. The saint of man is better than the saint of the British.

If we comb through history, it is not difficult to find that the French won the first Anglo-French Hundred Years War, but at the cost of a high degree of centralization of power by the central government. Charles VII deepened the path dependence of the establishment of autocratic monarchy from the late Middle Ages to the cape kings, suppressed local autonomy, and undermined traditional privileges. The victory of the Hundred Years War left the French with a more authoritarian and more authoritarian state. A government with a high tax burden and an absolutist monarchy system will trouble the French people for more than two hundred years, and become the biggest obstacle for the French to improve their living standards. The total population of France has long been about four times that of the British. Per capita GDP and life The level may be less than half of the latter, and the impression is that it would not be tied until World War II because of the destruction of the war.

For Britain, defeat in the Hundred Years’ War is more meaningful than victory. If the King of England conquered France, he could completely rely on the resources he obtained in France to destroy the constitution and freedom of Britain. France may not be more prosperous than England. Its population But it surpasses Spain and Austria combined, and is the largest country in Europe. As early as during the Hundred Years' War between Britain and France, the British Parliament was aware of this and often hindered the King of England. Whenever the King of England had a great victory on the battlefield and urgently needed to pursue the victory and expand the results, the Parliament responsible for giving money became procrastinated and avoided. The king becomes bigger and destroys the balance of power within Britain.

After the Hundred Years' War, Britain completely abandoned land acquisition in Europe, and instead expanded overseas to win colonies. Ireland was the first victim of the British new national policy. The advantage of this is that on the one hand, the standing army, that is, the army, is cancelled. The characteristics of the island nation have determined that the elite navy and spontaneous militia can protect themselves for a long time. The army can suppress resistance to the authoritarian government, so it has long been regarded as The enemy of freedom, and the navy is not necessarily ashore. On the other hand, this frees the United Kingdom from being involved in the mainland's hegemony, relieves the burden of the standing army, and can implement an offshore balance policy and gain diplomatic initiative.

Therefore, some British people thought that Joan of Arc, who led France to victory, was the saint of the English, not the French.

However, strictly speaking, they exaggerated the role of Joan of Arc in the Hundred Years' War. Joan mainly played a role in rallying the hearts of the French people and inspiring fighting spirit after France's successive defeats. The real winner was Philip, the good man, Duke of Burgundy, who had benefited the most from the Hundred Years' War. If Philip hadn't abandoned his covenant with the British and cooperated with the French, France would never have won.

Historical truth and poetic truth are not the same thing after all.

Also: Although Shakespeare blacked Joan into a demon in "Henry V", another great dramatist Bernard Shaw wrote the book "Joan of Arc" and went black.

Churchill saw Joan of Arc in "History of the English Nation". "Jan of Arc is far above ordinary people, and no one can match her for thousands of years. The details of her interrogation record have given us over hundreds of years. The erosion of her is still on paper. Every generation of us can make judgments against her based on her words. She perfectly embodies the kindness and bravery of human nature. Unconquerable courage, infinitely rich feelings, pure virtues, The wisdom of the upright person, all this gave off her brilliance. She liberated the land that raised her, and thus won the glory. Every soldier should read her story and think about the words and actions of this real military strategist. Although she has not studied the art of war, she has revealed the trick to victory in various situations in just one year. "
If possible, it would be very interesting to write an English history of ideas about Joan of Arc. . But, I'm going home this afternoon, oops, oops!

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  • Gaston 2022-04-23 07:02:41

    I can't get used to the "Royal Sister" Milla Jovovich playing such a character, it still feels too fake... I personally feel that Luc Besson did not shoot Joan of Arc but the legendary story of Merlin...

  • Zelma 2022-04-24 07:01:14

    You saw what you want to see.

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc quotes

  • Joan of Arc: This morning God gave us a great victory, but it is nothing compared to what he is ready to give us now. I know you are all tired and hungry, but I swear to you that even if these English were hanging from the clouds by their fingertips we would pull them down before nightfall. Now let all those who love me... follow me! Follow me!

  • Aulon: But how do you know that these voices aren't just really you?

    Joan of Arc: They are me. That's how God speaks to me. Even you could hear them if you listened hard enough.