St. Joan Of Arc: Divine Visions or Mental Illness?

<p>She was only 19 years old when she was burned at the stake, her brain not even fully developed, but she knew she had a mission. Three saints came to her, telling her that she had a divine purpose from God, to restore Charles of Valois to his rightful throne, as the king of France. She did exactly what she had set out to do, and this angered the English, who at the time were in the middle of the Hundred Years War with France. They captured her, put her on trial and determined that the only course of action that they would take, was to execute her. </p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to Mike Meyers for the theme music, you can follow him on X @themikeshow42.</p><p><br></p><p>Away, <a href="https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Meydan/"><u>Meydä</u></a>n, Free Music Archive, CC BY https://tinyurl.com/meydanambient</p><p><u><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS</strong></u></p><p><a href="http://www.notyourhistoryclasspodcast.com"><u>www.notyourhistoryclass.com</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/notyourhistoryclass/"><u>https://www.instagram.com/notyourhistoryclass/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566814031230"><u>https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61566814031230</u></a></p><p><a href="https://x.com/nyhcpodcast"><u>https://x.com/nyhcpodcast</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@notyourhistoryclass"><u>https://www.tiktok.com/@notyourhistoryclass</u></a></p><p><br></p><p><u><strong>SOURCES</strong></u></p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc"><u>https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Joan-of-Arc</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/house-of-Lancaster"><u>https://www.britannica.com/topic/house-of-Lancaster</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Western-Schism"><u>https://www.britannica.com/event/Western-Schism</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Council-of-Constance"><u>https://www.britannica.com/event/Council-of-Constance</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/tb/about/m-bovis.html"><u>https://www.cdc.gov/tb/about/m-bovis.html</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-lingering-heat-over-pasteurized-milk/"><u>https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-lingering-heat-over-pasteurized-milk/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8615543/"><u>https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8615543/</u></a></p><p><a href="https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2014/07/voices-culture-luhrmann-071614#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20the,to%20person%2C%20according%20to%20Luhrmann"><u>https://news.stanford.edu/stories/2014/07/voices-culture-luhrmann-071614#:~:text=In%20the%20United%20States%2C%20the,to%20person%2C%20according%20to%20Luhrmann</u></a></p><p><a href="https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17080948"><u>https://psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17080948</u></a></p><p><a href="https://culturalheritagethroughimage.omeka.net/items/show/120"><u>https://culturalheritagethroughimage.omeka.net/items/show/120</u></a></p><p><a href="https://simplyputpsych.co.uk/monday-musings-1/the-psychoanalysis-of-joan-of-arc-visions-gender-and-martyrdom"><u>https://simplyputpsych.co.uk/monday-musings-1/the-psychoanalysis-of-joan-of-arc-visions-gender-and-martyrdom</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/savior-messiah-complex"><u>https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/savior-messiah-complex</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.history.com/articles/saint-joan-of-arc"><u>https://www.history.com/articles/saint-joan-of-arc</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=308"><u>https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=308</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=341"><u>https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=341</u></a></p><p><a href="https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=199"><u>https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id