List of Illustrations viii
List of Maps x
Acknowledgements xi
Chronology xv
Preface xviii
Prologue: The Hundred Years War xxi
CHAPTER 1 Jehannette 1
CHAPTER 2 The Mission 18
CHAPTER 3 The Making of the Maid 38
CHAPTER 4 The Siege of Orleans 51
CHAPTER 5 "She Would Only Last a Year" 74
CHAPTER 6 The King and the Maid 92
CHAPTER 7 Captivity 114
CHAPTER 8 Judging the Maid 130
CHAPTER 9 From Fear of the Fire 153
CHAPTER 10 Vindication 172
EPILOGUE "That Astonishing and Marvelous Maid" 183
APPENDIX A The Immediate Family of Joan of Arc 191
APPENDIX B The Sources 192
APPENDIX C Witnesses Interviewed 201
APPENDIX D Principal Characters 203
Abbreviations 214
Notes 215
Further Reading 240
Index 243