St. Joan of Arc In French Jeanne d'Arc also known by her contemporaries as la Pucelle (the Maid). Born at Domremy in Champagne, 6 January, 1412 and at that time in a territory under English control (the Duke of Burgundy) but loyal to Charles VII, King of France. Joan led an army in the name of god, that brought King Charles VII back in power. Joan was burned at the stake on trumped up charges but ultimately got the English out which ended the "Hundred Year War"

• 1412 6th January

  Birth of Joan of Arc - Born at Domremy to Jacques Darc and Isabelle Romée.

• 1424, Midsummer

  Joan of Arc First hears Voices of the Angels (Michael and others), St. Margaret, St. Catherine, and others.

• 1428 May

  The voices had are more explicit (she no longer had any doubt that she was chosen to the help the king regain power.) and Joan goes to Robert Baudricourt, who first laughed But later sent her to the King with an armed escort.

• 1428, October 12

  The English begin the siege of Orleans.

• 1429, Feb 12

  Battle of Rouvray ("Battle of the Herrings")

• 1429, March 9

  St. Joan or Arc Meets with Charles VII. She reached Chinon on 6 March, and two days later was admitted into the presence of Charles VII. To test Joan, the king had disguised himself, but she at once saluted him without hesitation from among a group of attendants. A secret sign, communicated to her by her voices, which she made known to Charles, led the king to believe in her mission. the king offered her a sword but the voices told her of an ancient sword buried behind the altar in the chapel of Ste-Catherine-de-Fierbois and found in the very spot her voices indicated. Joan also told him he would be crowned at Reims, together with other things which the King kept secret.

• 1429, March 22

  Joan writes a letter to ask the English to ask them to withdraw. Before entering upon her campaign, Joan summoned the King of England to withdraw his troops from French soil.

• 1429, March to April

  Joan has a flag made bearing the words Jesus, Maria, with a picture of God the Father, and kneeling angels presenting a fleur-de-lis. Joan predicts they would win and she would be wounded by a shaft but would not die of it, (on the 7th Joan was wounded in the breast by an arrow.) Her voices had already told her that she had only a year to last.

• 1429, April 25

  Starts off for Orleans Arrives outside of Orleans; her army returns to Blois to gather reinforcements. They tried negation and a fight, finally they liberate Orleans (1429 May 8)

• 1429 June 18

  French victory at Patay

• 1429, July 16-21

  As Joan had predicted, at Reims, Joan of Arc attends the coronation; Charles VII is crowned on July 17

• 1429, May 6

  French troops cross a pontoon bridge at the Bastille de St. Jean le Blanc. Joan steps on a caltrop and is wounded in the foot; that night she predicts a more serious wound to be suffered on the next day.

• 1429, May 7

  The French assault the Bastille des Tourelles. Joan is wounded by an arrow between the shoulder and neck, however they finally took Les Tourelles.

• 1429, May 8

  The English offer battle; Joan refuses to attack out of regard for the Sabbath. The English fall back to Meung.

• 1429, June 11 and 12

  Capture of Jargeau

• 1429, June 16 and 17

  Capture of Beaugency

• 1429, June 18

  Battle of Patay

• 1429, August 14-15

  Battle of Montepilloy

• 1429, September 8

  Attack on Paris; Joan is wounded in the thigh while trying to locate a spot for her troops to cross Paris' inner ditch.

• 1429, September 14-21

  At Lagny, Provins, Bray, Sens, Courtenay, Châteaurenard, Montargis, Gien

• 1429, November 24

  Attack on La Charité-sur-Loire

• 1429, December 29

  Ennobled along with her family, given a coat of arms and surname "du Lys"

• 1430, early April

  At Lagny; battle of Lagny

• 1430 March / April

  Joan leaves Sully where the French court resided and conquers Compiegne

• 1430 April / May

  Campaign around Compiegne

• 1430 23rd May

  Joan is captured by the bastard of Vandonne under the order of John of Luxembourg who turned her over (for 10,000 Francs) to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon, who was in the pay of the English.

• 1430 May to December

  Joan is held prisoner at Beaulieu and Beaurevoir.

• 1430, December 25

  Joan was transferred from Beaurevoir to a tower at Rouen, later handed over to the English pawn, Bishop Cauchon.

• 1431 9th January

  Opening of her trial (The Trial of Condemnation).

• 1431 28th/29th May

  Joan is proclaimed a relapsed heretic and abandoned to secular authorities.

• 1431, May 23 -

  Conclusion of the trial

• 1431 30th May

  In the morning, Joan is burnt alive on Rouen's old market square (place du Vieux Marché)

• 1453

  English driven out of Guyenne: Historians consider this to be the end of the "Hundred Years War".

• 1455, November 7 -

  The opening session of the retrial ("Trial of Rehabilitation"), held at Notre Dame in Paris

• 1456, July 7, 8 am -

  Public announcement of the judgement of the court, in which the original verdict is thrown out and Joan of Arc is declared innocent. Most of the witnesses confirmed her virtues and supernatural gifts and she was regarded as a martyr.

• 1903, February

  Formal proposal for canonization

• 1904, January

  Pope Pius X awards her the title of "Venerable".

• 1909, April 11

  Beatification: Monsignor Dupanloup (Bishop of Orléans), went about confirming the necessary miracles, and this resulted in the "Beatification" decree being published by Pius X, which led to her recognition of "Saint hood".

• 1920, May 16

  Saint Joan of Arc was Canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XV.