Part IV - Orleans
This is the home of Jacques Boucher. I lodged with him and his family from April 29th to May 9th. My
bedroom was on the second floor which I shared with the Boucher's daughter, Charlotte.
I was always where the fighting was the thickest.
After the coronation of King Charles, my father, Jacques d' Arc, came to visit with me at the town of
Reims.
Even though I never asked for the honor, the King ennobled me and my family, giving us the title of DU
LYS and the rank of count.
I learned to sign my name. You can see that over time I improved my penmanship.
This unflattering and imaginary caricature of me was done during my life time by a Parisian, - a
Burgundian sympathizer - who never saw me in person.
I was finally captured outside the town of Compiegne on May 23rd, 1430. Even though I was a prisoner,
my spirit was still free.
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