Joan Of Arc Costume – Can You Save France From England This Halloween ?
The true life tale of Joan of Arc has stayed with us for nearly 700 years. People have written about her in books and plenty of movies have been made of her life. Now we have the Joan of Arc costume.
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The story has stayed with us because her achievements were quite astonishing and her end was utterly tragic and preventable. She is still considered to be a French National Heroine and has even been beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
The Short Life Of Joan Of Arc
Joan came from a lowly farming family in eastern France. The legend goes that she had visions that instructed her to command the French army and drive the English army out of France.
The year was 1429, France and England had been at war for nearly 90 years. It became known as the Hundred Years War. Joan had a prominent role to play in the latter stages and ultimately reversed the tide of the war in France’s favor.
Somehow she managed to convince the King of France to give her command of the French Army. Her steadfast belief in the visions from god must have been extremely convincing or the King and his advisers must have been extremely desperate.
The truth was that France had been getting a hiding from the English. The English king now occupied most of the North and Center of France. A current siege of the French garrison in Orleans was the last thing standing between the English and total control of France.
So whatever the reason was, the King gave Joan control of his army and in no time at all she had lifted the siege of Orleans and then defeated the English in all the skirmishes that followed.
This put the English army in full retreat. The French army soon had enough momentum to take back more of their lands and finally had the French capital Paris in their sights.
It was during this time that Joan was captured in a skirmish and imprisoned by the English. She escaped but was betrayed by the Burgundians who were French but allied to the English. They returned her to the English.
A mock trial was held where Joan was accused of heresy. She was found guilty and burned to death at the stake.
Many historians claim that the French king could have saved her life, by negotiating or even paying a ransom but he did nothing.
In a few months Joan of Arc had turned the tide of the war. This is all the more remarkable given that she was female (in a male dominated time) and only 19 years old.
Joan Of Arc Premier Adult Costume
So the Joan of Arc premier adult costume has a medieval knight costume look to it and is also a little bit sexy so that you will look great at the Halloween party.
The top half of the costume is made from a metallic silver fabric that is meant to look like a suit of armor. The chest plate has a cross on the front.
There are shoulder guards, a mesh fabric for the arms and arm gauntlets for the forearms.
The lower half of the costume is a crimson colored full length skirt with a high side slit.
The costume is very original and distinctive and sure to get plenty of attention at a party. Add a few accessories like a sword, shield and helmet to really play the part of Joan of Arc.
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