Women In History Flashcards
What was the Hundred Year War?
English vs France
English had
- won wars however it began to decline because of the Black Death
- they won a victory in 1415
France had
- burnt English lands
- no victories in a generation
What was the reason for the hundred year war?
England wanted a dual monarchy to control
What were the internal divisions in France?
French King was insane so there became a division between the
Cousins and the Brothers
Burgundian + Armagnac
Who was Isabeau of Bavaria?
The mad kings wife who signed the treaty of Troyes which meant that the throne would go to England when Kind Charles the VI dies instead of his son Charles the VII
What happened in 1429?
Anglo-Burgundian control over majority of Northern and parts of Souther-west control including the coronation site in France
Who were the two rivals to the crown?
Henry Vi (England) who according tot eh treaty should be crowned to him
Charles VII is the French heir to the thrown
What happened to Orleans?
Orelans was the traditional coronation site for the French, it was under a siege by England and was eventually liberated in 1429
Early life of Joan of Arc?
Born in 1412 in Domremy (controlled by English)
Heard Angelic voices which has CHRISTIAN SIGNIFICANCE due to the time period
What was the meeting with Charles of Valois like? (1428)
met on a makeshift Court on the loire river and was sent away due to many factors including age, she came back the following year and managed ti convince a panel of theologians that she was sent to liberate France calamities. She told him that her fight would lead to his coronation.
What was Joan of Arc like as a Warrior?
Liberated Orleans
French Troops crushed English at Patty
In July Charles VII was crowned
1430 Joan was captured near Paris by Burgundian
What was the belief of the people trialing Joan of Arc?
They had
Religious Doubts
Diabolical Vouces
Work of the Devil
Committed divine offence (Heresy)
Witchcraft
How did there trial take place?
She was asked
poor, subtle, misleading questions to which was answered with ‘concise replies often disarming judges’
She had 70 accusations drop to 12
However she was found a liar who invoked malign spirits to support her cause
What was the punishment for her being a ‘heretic and Witch’
She was placed next to a stake leading to her declaration which reduced her to life in prison not he conditions that she would become ‘normal’
She was later visited and found in mens clothes therefore leading to her death penalty where she was burned at the stack
What is the relief of Cleopatra and her Son?
Context - Propaganda piece made in the Dendra Complex Designed to legitimise her son’s succession to the throne for memorialisation, links to Egyptian religion
What is the Tetradrachm?
Context - The tetradrachm coin had both Cleopatra and Mark Antony on both sides of the coin and was generally sent as a piece of Propaganda to Syria as an official currency. The depiction had strong connection to one another as they were both shown to have masculine similar features.
