The purpose of this chapter is to explain to the reader of my historical novel:

what parts were fiction and thus what remains is 100% historical fact.

Dunois, the Bastard of Orleans, did not send out letters asking for people to write to him the memories that they had of Joan. Jean de Metz therefore did not write down his memories in the manner that I have presented.

We do not know what Jean de Metz, Bertrand de Poulengy nor what Joan looked like as no portraits have come down to us.

The coat of arms of de Metz, de Poulengy and the Bishop of Toul are not historically known.

The minutes of Joan's trial at Toul have not come down to us. All we know for sure is that she was acquitted of the charges.

All intimate details are fictional.

We have no record of Joan ever speaking in such detail about her childhood experiences or her voices.

Joan did say that the Burgundians had burned her village.

We have no knowledge of Jean de Metz's life.

All other intimate details are fictional.

We do not know the exact route that Joan and her companions took; all the historians can give is an educated guess.

We do not have any detailed account of the groups day by day experiences.

The story about Vincent is fictional.

We do not know what the Duke de la Tremoille nor the Duke d'Alençon looked like.

We do not know exactly what was said when Joan visited the Dauphin in his private apartment. But Joan did ask the Dauphin to sign over his kingdom to God is quite possible.

All other intimate details are fictional.

The trial records of Poitiers have been lost to us.

We have no record of Joan ever speaking in such detail about her childhood experiences or her voices.

All other intimate details are fictional.

We do not know what Jean d'Aulon or Fr. Jean Pasquerel looked like.

We are not sure what colors were used to create Joan's battle standard and her pennon.

We are not sure what the 'sword of Saint Catherine' looked like.

All other intimate details are fictional.

We do not know exactly what time of year Joan visited the Duke d'Alençon, Saint-Florentin-lés-Saumur home. Nor do we know what Joan did while she was there.

We do not know if Joan had any ceremony in which her battle standard, armor and sword were blessed.

All other intimate details are fictional.

Jean d'Aulon did not write Dunois his memories of Joan.

We do not know how the banner depicting Christ crucified was painted.

We do not know how what kind of reception the captains gave Joan at Bois.

We do not know what Lord Gilles de Rais nor La Hire looked like.

All other intimate details are fictional.

We do not know how the people of Orleans specifically and daily reacted to Joan's presence in their city.

We do not know if Bishop John Carmichael had any visions.

We do not know what she said to the people when she greeted them.

We do not know the details of Joan's meeting with Dunois.

All other intimate details are fictional.

We do not know what Joan said or did in the company of the Boucher family; therefore the intimate details of this chapter are fictional.

We do not know if in fact Joan said anything to him upon their first meeting.

We do not know the year Bishop John Carmichael was born nor do we know what his wife's name was.

The private conversation between Joan and Gilles de Rais is fictional.

Jean d'Aulon's details of the battle are for the most part fictional.

What La Hire said to Joan is also fictional.

All other intimate details are fictional.

Jean d'Aulon's description of Joan's wound and its' treatment at the Boucher home are fictional.

All other intimate details are fictional.

Joan's pray alone in the Church of St. Paul as well as the doves changing their song were fiction.

Joan's departure from Orleans was fictional except for the part, were Joan gives Charlette her hat.

All other intimate details are fictional.

Joan was compared with the famous men of the past.

The fanciful stories about Joan were told during her lifetime.

Whether or not Joan and Jean spoke about this subject is not known.

Jean d'Aulon's discussion with Fr. Pasquerel was fictional.

Joan's interaction with the lady of the court was fictional as well as Joan's giving the poor a party. Not that she would not do something like this but we have no proof that she did so.

All other intimate details are fictional.

The party at the Boucher home was fictional but not the two garments that Joan received from the Duke of Orleans.

The interaction between La Hire and Joan was fictional.

All other intimate details are fictional.

The interaction between Joan, the Dauphin and the Duke de la Tremoille was fictional.

All other intimate details are fictional.

Is historically accurate.

We know that her parents and friends visited Joan but we do not know what they said or did during their time together.

We know that the relationship between King Charles and Joan took a turn for the worse right after the coronation but we do not know the details of how they acted or what they said to one another.

We do not know what Joan and La Hire said to each other.

We do not know what happened to Joan's "sword of Saint Catherine" after it was broken.

Joan did lead an attack on the English defenses at Montepilloy and challenged the English to come out to face the French in open battle; but we do not know the exact words she used.

Joan's interaction with the Duke D'Alençon was fictional.

Joan's interaction with King Charles, the Duke de la Tremouille and the Archbishop was fictional.

The fight between La Hire and the Duke of Bar was fictional.

Joan did not leave her armor in the Basilica but that of the Burgundian knight she had captured during the assault on Paris.

The details of how she left this armor in the Basilica are fictional.

All other intimate details are fictional.

The fact that Joan was forced by the King's knights to leave the village of St. Denis is true. The other details are fictional.

We do not know how the army nor Joan's friends said fair well to her.

We do know that The Duke d'Alençon ask permission of King Charles to take Joan with him to Normandy in order to try to win back his lands but his request was denied.

All other intimate details are fictional.

We do not know what Lady Marguerite La Touroule looked like nor do we know what her husband's coat of arms looked like or even if he had any.

We know that Joan stayed in Marguerite's home for three weeks.

We know that Joan went to Mass with Marguerite, that they talked together, that they attended the public baths together.

Marguerite stated that Joan road a horse and handled a lance 'like the best.'

Women did come to Marguerite's home asking Joan to touch their 'rosaries.'

All other intimate details are fictional.

Joan's interaction with the people of St. Pierre is fictional.

Joan did speak with Catherine about her visions as well as testing their validity.

All other intimate details are fictional.

The details of the La Charité siege are fictional.

The details of just how Joan received her title of Countess du Lis and her family coat of arms is not know.

We do not know how Joan personally reacted to this honor other than she never used either her title or coat of arms.

We know that Joan spent part of the Christmas season in Orleans. The party that was mentioned in this chapter actually occurred on January 19^th and we know what foods were served. All other details of this event are fictional.

We do not know how Joan planned to leave the King's court. All we do know is that she left without the King's permission.

All other intimate details are fictional.

The details of Joan's escape were totally fictional.

The description of Captain Baretta and Joan's negotiations for his services are fictional.

All other intimate details are fictional.

The details of how Captain d'Arras and his forces were captured are fictional.

The details of how the dead infant came back to life are fictional.

The details of the siege of Melun and Joan's reaction to her voices telling her that she would soon be captured are fictional.

All other intimate details are fictional.

We do not know what Governor de Flavy looked like.

The historians are divided on whether or not Governor Guillaume de Flavy had any part in Joan's capture.

Historians do know that the Archbishop of Reims was in Compiegne 10 days before Joan came.

We also know that de Flavy was the Archbishop's half brother and that he was appointed to his post and was a deputy of the Duke de la Tremouille.

There is no historical documentation that de Flavy attacked Jean FOUCAULT, this is a fiction that I created for my novel.

The confession of Guillaume de Flavy is fictional.

Joan did meet the Duke of Burgundy.

The intimate details of this chapter are fictional.

The Lady Jeanne de Luxembourg did not write down her memories of Joan, nor did she correspond with the Count Dunois.

We do not know what the Lady Jeanne de Luxembourg looked like.

We do know that the ladies of this castle were kind to Joan.

Joan's guards told her, that all the people of Compiegne down to the age of 7 would be killed.

Joan did jump from the tower.

Joan was found unconscious.

Joan did not eat or drink for three days.

Joan asked for and received forgiveness from her voices and a priest.

The ladies of the castle did ask Joan to put on a dress.

Both Ladies tried to keep Joan from being sold to the English.

The other intimate details are fictional.

Captain Raymond de Macy did not correspond with Dunois.

We do not know Raymond de Macy's physical appearance nor do we know what his coat of arms look like.

We know the Duke d'Alençon was held prisoner in this castle but whether Joan was placed in the same cell is not known.

We have no record of Joan ever speaking in such detail about her childhood.

Joan did attend Mass at this castle.

Women visited Joan from the town of Abbeville.

Jean de Luxembourg and some English Lords visited Joan in her Rouen cell.

All other intimate details are fictional.

Brother Isambart De La Pierre did not correspond with Dunois.

We do not know what Brother Isambart De La Pierre looked like.

The description of Joan's cell and her conditions of imprisonment are historically accurate.

The trial interrogations are historical.

All the intimate details are fictional.

The opening paragraph of this chapter is fictional.

The trial interrogations are historical.

All other intimate details are fictional.

The opening interaction between Joan and Brother Isambart De La Pierre is fictional.

The scene with Father Massieu, Brother Isambart and Joan is fictional.

The description of Master Jean de La Fontaine is fictional.

Historians are not sure if Joan actually did see the boy king, Henry the sixth of England, but he was in the castle at the time of her trial.

The trial interrogations are historical.

All other intimate details are fictional.

We do not know what the Earl of Warwick looked like.

Every thing in this chapter is historically accurate except for the ending where Brother Isambart gives his thoughts.

Brother Isambart's opening statement and the other intimate details of this chapter are fictional.

The trial interrogations are historical.

The trial interrogations are historical.

We know that Joan was ill-treated by her guards but the intimate details of this event are fictional.

We know that Joan received Holy Communion in her cell but the intimate details of this event are fictional.

All other intimate details are fictional.

This chapter is historically accurate except we do not know why the English soldier gave Joan the crude cross.

During the Trial of Nullification Brother Isambart explains that he bought a prayer book with the money he received from his participation in Joan's trial and with it he prayed for her soul.

All other intimate details are fictional.

Both Pierre d'Arc and Father Jean Pasquerel were held prisoner until some time in 1436.

All intimate details are fictional.