Joan of Arc: Saint or Eccentric? Her Story & Face Revealed | Royalty Now

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  • Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
  • Joan of Arc, also known as Jeanne d'Arc, was a remarkable figure whose life continues to captivate people's imaginations centuries after her death. Born in Domrémy, a small village in northeastern France, in 1412, she would go on to play a pivotal role in the Hundred Years' War and become an enduring symbol of courage and devotion.
    Narration & Art: Becca Segovia
    Writing, Editing & Music Direction: Andre Segovia
    Special thanks to Jeanne D’arc Info (www.jeanne-darc.info/) where a wealth of amazing information lives, and a great source for our research.
    Timestamps:
    0:00 Early Life & Hundred Years' War
    4:20 Joan's Mission Begins
    10:12 Orleans & Victory after Victory
    15:27 Downfall & Capture
    17:12 Trial & Execution
    20:17 What did Joan of Arc Look Like?
    23:01 Re-Creations Revealed
    Joan's early life was marked by her deep religious faith and a sense of destiny. Growing up during a time of turmoil, with France divided by the war between the French and English, she experienced the hardships of war firsthand. From an early age, she claimed to have heard the voices of saints, including Saint Michael, Saint Catherine, and Saint Margaret, who instructed her to support the dauphin, Charles VII, in his bid to become the rightful king of France.
    Inspired by her divine visions and motivated by her desire to see France liberated, Joan embarked on a journey that would make her a legend. At the age of 17, she sought an audience with Charles VII, who, impressed by her conviction, granted her an opportunity to lead the French army against the English. Joan donned men's clothing and, in a historic departure from societal norms, took up arms as a warrior.
    In 1429, Joan led the French forces to a series of stunning victories. She played a crucial role in the lifting of the siege of Orléans, which had been under English control for months. Her military successes boosted French morale and paved the way for Charles VII's coronation as the rightful king of France. Joan's achievements earned her the nickname "The Maid of Orléans" and made her a national heroine.
    However, Joan's fortunes took a turn for the worse. In 1430, she was captured by the Burgundians, who sold her to the English. She endured a lengthy and contentious trial, accused of heresy, witchcraft, and dressing inappropriately for a woman. Despite her unyielding faith and eloquent defense, Joan was found guilty and sentenced to death.
    On May 30, 1431, at the age of 19, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France. Her execution was a tragic end to a life marked by courage and conviction. Yet, Joan's story did not end with her death. Decades later, a retrial overturned her conviction, and she was declared innocent of all charges.
    Joan of Arc's life and legacy continue to resonate across time. Her unwavering faith, her audacity to challenge societal norms, and her unwavering commitment to her cause make her a symbol of inspiration and resilience. Her story has been told and retold in countless books, plays, and films, further immortalizing her as one of history's most remarkable figures.
    Joan of Arc's life represents more than just a tale of military triumphs and tragic martyrdom. It encapsulates the power of faith, the strength of individual conviction, and the impact that one person can have on the course of history. Her example serves as a reminder that ordinary individuals, driven by extraordinary beliefs, can change the world.
    What did Joan of Arc look like?
    In terms of Joan’s appearance, we have hardly anything to go on. The only image that remains from Joan’s lifetime is merely a doodle, made in the margins of French parliamentary notes by Clément de Fauquembergue, who had never seen her in real life.
    There is also a statue head from a church in Orleans. The statue dates to the 15th century, and given Joan’s association with the city and the feminine appearance, for many years historians believed this might be a depiction of her. However, in more recent years, this has become less likely, and it’s now generally believed to belong to a statue of Saint George.
    Luckily, we do have many descriptions of the ferocious warrior.
    We know that she was short - probably around 5’ 2”, and very muscular with a strong neck. She had dark hair, cropped short with bangs similar to the men’s hairstyles at the time. Artistic depictions of Joan actually popularized the bob hairstyle in the early 20th century. Her eyes were described as “large, dark, and grave”, and matched her skin tone, which was tan and sunburned from her time outdoors.
    So, in terms of the re-creation, this is mostly an artistic depiction. But I’ve used these contemporary descriptions of Joan, as well as some influence from the statue head (since there is nothing else solid to use as a jumping-off point), to bring you what she might have looked like.
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  • @RoyaltyNowStudios
    @RoyaltyNowStudios  Год назад +79

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    • @GerMFnU1848Sax
      @GerMFnU1848Sax Год назад +1

      Do Alfred the Great, please

    • @elisevillanueva5763
      @elisevillanueva5763 Год назад +3

      Can you do one on Sacagawea?

    • @miczbarredo2890
      @miczbarredo2890 Год назад

      Someone is using your profile and asking to talk through whatsapp.. Just up on my comment.

    • @KrishnaHearts
      @KrishnaHearts Год назад +1

      Can you do East Indian figures?
      Manikarnika aka Jansi Ki Rani aka Queen of Jansi, Krishna Bagwan, Ram Bagwan, Arjun, Emporor Ashoka, Siddhartha Gautama, King Maurya Kings, Chanakya.

    • @84cubangirly
      @84cubangirly Год назад +2

      Can you please do a video of Georgiana Cavemdish the Duchess of Devonshire? It would be awesome,Thanks .

  • @RollTide1987
    @RollTide1987 Год назад +816

    "Joan was a being so uplifted from the ordinary run of mankind that she finds no equal in a thousand years." - Winston Churchill

    • @GerMFnU1848Sax
      @GerMFnU1848Sax Год назад +22

      As usual, WC and his dribbling words

    • @thealmightyaku-4153
      @thealmightyaku-4153 Год назад +53

      Fun fact: there are more churches and shrines dedicated to her in England than in France. She may have helped to defeat them, but the English really took a shine to her in the end.

    • @GerMFnU1848Sax
      @GerMFnU1848Sax Год назад +4

      @@thealmightyaku-4153 proof?

    • @thealmightyaku-4153
      @thealmightyaku-4153 Год назад +24

      @@GerMFnU1848Sax I'm afraid I don't have any. It's only something I've seen written here & there. I've tried to find any decent list of things dedicated to her, but I can't.
      At the very least, there are certainly a number of churches dedicated to her in England. And the Church of St. Joan of Arc in Le Touquet was apparently the first church in France dedicated to her, in 1911, only two years after her beatification - but at the request of _British_ Catholics, since it has long been a popular tourist resort.
      So I do believe it. The English have always respected a worthy opponent, even in defeat.

    • @debrapaulino918
      @debrapaulino918 Год назад +2

      ​@@thealmightyaku-4153 Yes.

  • @claytonshankle4427
    @claytonshankle4427 11 месяцев назад +338

    This was better than any movie depicting her I've seen in 48 years. TRULY GREAT! thank you

    • @aleksanderuzelac3319
      @aleksanderuzelac3319 10 месяцев назад +2

      There is a good Joan of Arc movie from the 1960s I believe

    • @jeffpatterson1722
      @jeffpatterson1722 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@aleksanderuzelac3319 Oh, is that Robert Bresson's 'The Trial of Joan of Arc'?

    • @philippebaron556
      @philippebaron556 4 месяца назад +2

      on dirait marion cotillard dans le le film de mona achache; d ailleurs cotillard a souvent jouer le role de jeanne d arc au theatre

  • @kellysmith5873
    @kellysmith5873 8 месяцев назад +45

    "I am not afraid, for God is with me. I was born for this."-Saint Joan of Arc

  • @bc927
    @bc927 Год назад +462

    Thank you so much for bringing forth this recreation of Joan of Arc. Even as a very young girl, I was fascinated by her story and to this day, I am deeply moved by it. You did such a beautiful job - thank you!

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  Год назад +42

      Thank you! I was so inspired by her as a child too. I’m glad we got to dig in and re-learn her story. She was really so badass I love her.

    • @severinobullecer7986
      @severinobullecer7986 9 месяцев назад +1

      the best,from among the , daughters of,france ,gabriela silang of the Philippines,fighter of tyrany and slavery

    • @severinobullecer7986
      @severinobullecer7986 9 месяцев назад +1

      i consider them heroines and have an happy ending waiting 4 judgement day

    • @severinobullecer7986
      @severinobullecer7986 9 месяцев назад +1

      the liars, oppressors, tyrant sinners 2the lake of fire

    • @kesleemacdonald2484
      @kesleemacdonald2484 9 месяцев назад +1

      yess

  • @reynauldc984
    @reynauldc984 Год назад +254

    Her story is so amazing. Her piety encouraged her to command her troops not to swear, nor treat women crudely (a huge accomplishment in those times), and to act with actual chivalry. During her trial, which was at first public, her bearing, poise, and thoughtful answers under harsh questioning began to turn many of the observers to her favor, so much so that the court was forced to declare further proceedings to be private, and had all the onlookers expelled. So glad you honored her in this way.

    • @xxy4093
      @xxy4093 5 месяцев назад

      And got amazingly murderd and none of hundreds people gathered by stake did nithing to stop it. More over were trowing living cats in the fire. So... thank you, aoreciated hearing now how hreat she was especialy that none of amazing humans moved asses. Such a good race worth saving.

  • @magzdilluh
    @magzdilluh Год назад +113

    as a kid I was obsessed, and I mean OBSESSED with Joan of Arc, it's remarkable to hear her story this way

    • @m.j.9318
      @m.j.9318 9 месяцев назад +3

      Me too. And that recreation at the end is...i cannot describe the feelings and emotions that these pictures create in me... seeing her in her armor before battle . Like a posterbook french maid. She looked a bit shy even. So human and (un)real to see her, staring into her eyes through hundreds of years. It looks and then feels like she is still alive. Im truly mesmerized.

  • @stevenfranks3131
    @stevenfranks3131 Год назад +218

    You included many important details often glossed over such as: The period of uncertainty she experienced after the initial appearance of Michael until she received specific directions on what she should do; The initial rejections she experienced from leaders and soldiers prior to gaining their trust and admiration; And, also, that she wasn't merely 'captured' by the English but betrayed by fellow countrymen who were collaborating with them. Those are only three things among many you touched on. But, together, they present a much more complex portrait of Joan's story and vivid sense of her as a person amid her enduring legend. Thanks!!! Vive la Pucelle d'Orléans!

    • @falconeshield
      @falconeshield Год назад +1

      Who were the traitors?

    • @stevenfranks3131
      @stevenfranks3131 Год назад +5

      The Burgundians gave Joan to the English for 10,000 Livres. See 16:13-17:13.

    • @clairepettie
      @clairepettie 9 месяцев назад

      All three of those were mentioned in the video.

    • @taravaotahiti
      @taravaotahiti 9 месяцев назад +3

      Oui, vive la Pucelle d'Orleans.

  • @Chuckles..
    @Chuckles.. Год назад +238

    What was important to me before the reveal is that she have features generally typical of young French woman with dark hair. The fact there wasn't much mention of her looks during her time suggests she looked like an average young French woman. That's not to say unattractive, just normal. I think the artists made a brilliant guess with this interpretation, well done.

    • @charles1413
      @charles1413 Год назад +5

      Wonder what those features are lol

    • @lindatimmons3675
      @lindatimmons3675 Год назад +11

      I think the artist did an excellent job on this.

    • @flowerchild2657
      @flowerchild2657 Год назад +20

      Exactly!! The opposite of the cinematic versions of her by Ingrid Bergmann and Milla Jovovic (although I LOVE Luc Besson's version of Joan of Arc and MJ was stunning it, great acting skills) who are tall-thinned blonde and blue-eyed beauties. Certainly not the short, brunette with big dark eyes strongly build peasant type. I loved that recreation and although as a french-raised I knew of course about the history, the treason by her French counterpart included, I knew nothing about her looks. She deserved the crown a thousand times more than the prince she helped make king 👑!! That man become king only thanks to the tenacity of 2 women: his mother and Jeanne d'Arc!

    • @juliad368
      @juliad368 10 месяцев назад +9

      hello French here. I wouldn't say there is an 'average' French look. We are quite a mixed bunch. People from the South look different from people from the North who look different from people from the Eastern part of France :-) There are many blonds in the more Northern and Eastern regions of France where Jane was from.

    • @Chuckles..
      @Chuckles.. 10 месяцев назад +4

      @@juliad368 I agree, that's why I specified "young French woman with dark hair". If I saw this digital rendering out of context I would guess she is French.

  • @kristenrock7783
    @kristenrock7783 Год назад +363

    Joan's story rings true even today. She can teach us, to never give up on faith no matter what darkness we are facing. And that we will get through it no matter what.

    • @Scarlett59319
      @Scarlett59319 Год назад +6

      Love that!

    • @selecttravelvacations7472
      @selecttravelvacations7472 Год назад +14

      Except she didn’t get through it. Did she? She was tortured and murdered by the authorities she trusted. The lesson I get from her life is “Trust No One” but it’s good others see something positive to it all.

    • @Scarlett59319
      @Scarlett59319 Год назад +7

      @@kristenrock7783 yes exactly!! She is such an inspiration

    • @charlesc.9012
      @charlesc.9012 Год назад +4

      @@selecttravelvacations7472 That was the same treatment other legends received, like Germanicus, Belisarius and their Chinese peers. The imperial system is so good at repressing and exterminating talent, it is no wonder they rose and fell as quickly as they did

    • @lynnokrzynski8720
      @lynnokrzynski8720 Год назад +8

      Think ppl wold b upset if we pointed out that Joan was most likely to have had schizophrenia? a mental illness that begins showing up in puberty, marked by a feverish belief in religion and hallucinations and let's not forget the classic hearing of voices. that like to tell the sufferer what to do. Just saying.

  • @bluphirre
    @bluphirre Год назад +95

    Her eyes are so haunting and sad but she is beautiful in your creation. I loved how you captured her essence. I felt the heaviness of her life. Well done.

  • @fuqnazitube5941
    @fuqnazitube5941 Год назад +62

    Joan of Arc was an inspiration to me as a young girl✨

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  Год назад +21

      Me too! I had a book of amazing women through history. She really is so badass.

    • @kristenrock7783
      @kristenrock7783 Год назад +5

      @@RoyaltyNowStudios same . i even made a short movie as me as Joan. I even had a short Joan of arc bob. I still feel a deep connection to her.

    • @bigalsnow8199
      @bigalsnow8199 Год назад +2

      She inspired me as a young man...along with the likes of Hannibal..Caesar and Alexander.

    • @anthonystuck1319
      @anthonystuck1319 Месяц назад

      Same, ever since I was younger, and l’m a guy

  • @hannahdavis1974
    @hannahdavis1974 Год назад +116

    Thank you for this! She’s always been a favorite historical figure of mine. She was so young without formal education or title, but still changed the world for the better through sheer force of will. I love to see her get recognition!

    • @RayB1656
      @RayB1656 11 месяцев назад +4

      Jehanne la Pucelle was a brilliant, well-educated young woman,
      speaking various dialects from her Barrois and Lorraine region .
      The Meuse river was only a few meters from her house ,
      The Meuse at that time was the border between Lorraine and the Holy Germanic Empire.
      That is why she said in early 1429 , I am leaving for ''FRANCE'' !
      Her father, Jacque was the ''prévôt'' of the region under Robert de Bandricourt.
      An important family.
      Her mother, was in Rome and was from a small noble family
      from the Vosges area.
      Nicolas, the brother of Jacque,
      his wife was a ''Dame de Compagniée, at the Court of Charles VII .
      Jehanne knew how to mount a horse early
      since her father had horses.
      Any idea the price of a horse in the 15th century ?
      No poor peasants here.
      Jehanne was in Tull, diocese of Metz, in 1428 , to annul a marriage' promise
      which was accepted by her father a few years earlier. (40km)
      She went by herself without the permission of her father.
      The fiancé was not happy ! ( Bishop of Metz ).

    • @brucelv1995
      @brucelv1995 11 месяцев назад +1

      @@RayB1656 This is the first time I know this, do you have a specific source for this information?

    • @thomaslacornette1282
      @thomaslacornette1282 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@RayB1656 Robert de Baudricourt was capitaine of Vaucouleurs in service of king of France to manage little territory in this region who was under direct control of France since 14th century so technically she was french and was in France from the start. In this region they were speaking french like in most of Lorraine duchy. Like Hainault or SAvoy was speaking french as exemple not all roman germanic empire was speaking german.

  • @joanmatchett8100
    @joanmatchett8100 Год назад +113

    We will never know exactly what she looked like , but what an inspiration she was .

    • @pianorelaxingmusics
      @pianorelaxingmusics Год назад +35

      well she was definitely NOT black as portrayed in whatever tv show

    • @joanmatchett8100
      @joanmatchett8100 Год назад +9

      @@pianorelaxingmusics No , she was French , so was a European.

    • @erenjaeger1738
      @erenjaeger1738 Год назад +17

      ​@@pianorelaxingmusics same with Mary read and Anne bonny. They're making it seem they both were lesbian. In reality they were close friends and wore men clothing around pirate so nobody could know they were women on the ships.

    • @katmahasti
      @katmahasti Год назад +3

      ​@@pianorelaxingmusicsfrom an article about Condola Rashad portraying Joan D'Arc:
      “Nobody’s trying to pretend that Joan of Arc was a Black woman,” Rashad told Deadline. “I’m a storyteller.”
      Cheers!

    • @pianorelaxingmusics
      @pianorelaxingmusics Год назад +5

      @@katmahasti he should just slap himself a few times

  • @natnicart3494
    @natnicart3494 Год назад +65

    This is the kind of teenager the next generation needs to look up to. Someone with strength, intelligence, guts, and selflessness. Well done.

    • @falconeshield
      @falconeshield Год назад +2

      Why wait? Where is the inspiration now? Is it you?

    • @KABModels
      @KABModels 10 месяцев назад +2

      a schitzophrebic is a role model now?

    • @RayB1656
      @RayB1656 10 месяцев назад

      @@KABModels
      Schizophrenia !
      Jehanne la Pucelle was not a "schizophrenic patient" ,
      since there were no visions, the Vatican in 1969, removed both saints,
      Catherine of Alexandria and Marguerite of Antioch...they never existed !
      Tell us how you could have a conversation or visions from someone
      who never existed ??
      Every first authors from the late 15th century and 16th century mentioned this was a political story... nothing else !
      History books are useful .

    • @cristhianramirez6939
      @cristhianramirez6939 10 месяцев назад +8

      @@KABModelsIs called faith, Joan of Arc would hit you in the head with the hilt of her sword for blasphemy against God

    • @KABModels
      @KABModels 10 месяцев назад +1

      @@cristhianramirez6939 pre or post barbecue?

  • @Fuzzy100666
    @Fuzzy100666 Год назад +22

    I always say to myself to just skip to the recreation and then I end up listening to the whole story! The final reveals always give me a chill. Thank you for your work!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Год назад +29

    The trial of Joan of Arc feels very relevant to today. People in power telling marginalised people their perspectives don’t matter.

    • @Mole-Esther
      @Mole-Esther Год назад +4

      🙄 the opposite is happening

    • @cristhianramirez6939
      @cristhianramirez6939 10 месяцев назад +3

      "Marginalised" dont refer to Joan in that undignifying manner, unlike you all she didnt victimize herself and whine

    • @Petitmoi74
      @Petitmoi74 Месяц назад

      I don't see how it's comparable, Joan of Arc wasn't marginalised otherwise she wouldn't have cherished such influence and power. She was someone in power, not at the top certainly, but well above the common people, and eventually her family became nobility.
      And that's why she was executed: she had influence, power and motivated the troops of their enemies, they suffered defeats because of her, she's an enemy that needs to be got rid of.
      If at first they were reluctant to execute her, it was because they didn't want to make her a martyr.

  • @baymax6840
    @baymax6840 Год назад +135

    I think you guys have some of the best recreations out of any channel! I love them so much! I think Joan is a fascinating figure, and I’m so glad you’ve done them. I would love to see you guys do Katheryn Howard, Queen Consort of England and Ireland, or Katherine Parr, or Queen Anne, first official monarch of Great Britain

    • @annebooth9632
      @annebooth9632 7 месяцев назад +1

      There is a Kathryn Howard reconstruction available.

    • @LovelyHistory
      @LovelyHistory 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@annebooth9632 I know. This comment was made before the reconstruction was released

  • @Anita-rq9ev
    @Anita-rq9ev Год назад +73

    Your work is always beautiful and you present it with a lot of enthusiasm. Perfect mix of history and stunning real life recreations. Thank you 🙏

  • @tricivenola8164
    @tricivenola8164 Год назад +36

    That is the best, most succinct and lush description of Joan's career I've ever encountered. I think she looked exactly as you depict her. Love your channel. I never really got how she went awry because most retellings are so full of her saintliness that you can't imagine a flaw or mistake. She just wouldn't stop fighting. But she was young and she was human. Thanks for telling the story without diminishing her power and importance. She really did act like a Hand of God.

  • @cheriepearson1070
    @cheriepearson1070 Год назад +29

    Excellent! I am a portrait artist. I am Catholic. Joan is my patron saint. Great production. Inspiring!

  • @heinrichkemmler5695
    @heinrichkemmler5695 Год назад +15

    Merci à vous d'honorer cette si noble âme !

  • @garancewatford1970
    @garancewatford1970 Год назад +25

    Hi, I found your videos on my suggestion feed. I am so touched. I was born and raised near where Jeanne was born and raised. She is , of course, my mothers favourite Saint. Her story inspired so many. Women and men alike. It was touching to see her becoming alive thanks to your input and technology. Merci beaucoup.

  • @ariannedechateaumichel7777
    @ariannedechateaumichel7777 11 месяцев назад +20

    I LOVE your biography and reconstruction of my great, great... aunt and lifelong hero. She’s an inspiration to all of France and much of the world.

  • @jillwanlin9558
    @jillwanlin9558 Год назад +25

    Hi Becca and Andre. Just when I think RNS couldn’t get any better, you outdo yourselves. I’m seriously enjoying your history lessons. ❤

  • @relathan1
    @relathan1 Год назад +86

    This has to be one the most incredible portraits that you've done so far. Based on my own reading, it takes into consideration all the reliable accounts of her appearance, right down to her ruddy complexion. Well done!

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  Год назад +13

      Thank you so much! It was challenging with not much to go on, but I think it turned out really well :)

  • @hayesjulie
    @hayesjulie Год назад +18

    Chills. As soon as it revealed the wholeface, I could absolutely agree that I could be looking at a depiction of Joan of Arc. Really, well done.

  • @lilpoup3434
    @lilpoup3434 10 месяцев назад +3

    I just finished the film , The Messenger - Joan of Arc , and had to know more about this extraordinary fearless unflinching warrior , thank you !

  • @XanthusBarnabas
    @XanthusBarnabas Год назад +22

    Thank you so much for this one; fantastic work and story telling. During my Chemin Saint Jacques pilgrimage, I was forced to stop in Orléans, so I visited the cathedral. The large window dedicated to Saint Jeanne D'arc is phenomenal; it was a blessing to read and understand more of her history there...I fell in love with her and her story; her feast day (30 May) is one I celebrate. Again, thank you...

  • @breakfastsewingclub1170
    @breakfastsewingclub1170 Год назад +6

    My children and I really enjoy listening to these videos as we go to school and then once we arrive we look at the picture at the end. Learning about people that they probably would never learn about at school, broadening their minds and I'm learning so much as well. Thank you!

  • @AliSakurai
    @AliSakurai Год назад +39

    After all she did for him, that "king" wouldn't even lift a finger to help her when she needed him. I hope you do queen Boudica too someday. Shes an icon! Queen Elizabeth I admired her greatly and used her story as an example of her own reign.

    • @anthonytroisi6682
      @anthonytroisi6682 2 месяца назад

      I was always been outraged by Charles' abandonment of Joan after her capture.

    • @Petitmoi74
      @Petitmoi74 Месяц назад

      There is a context. Very young Charles is already known to be a bit soft and indolent, and then he gets caught up in the usual succession disputes and court intrigues. His own mother turned against her 16-year-old son, forming a government to rival that of her son. The latter was disinherited by his own mother and declared a bastard.
      In addition, his mother supported the marriage of one of her daughters, Catherine de Valois, to Henry V of England and had her son-in-law recognised as heir to the kingdom of France in place of her own son Charles.
      Charles VII had a temperament that was constantly under influence, first from his mother, then from advisors and other powerful people, and finally including his favourite Agnès Sorel.
      A weak man whose adolescence had been too violent not to hope for order and peace. He probably never wanted to be king, and he probably wasn't cut out for it.

    • @anthonytroisi6682
      @anthonytroisi6682 Месяц назад

      @@Petitmoi74 It is possible that Charles was actually illegitimate because both of his parents were very unfaithful.

  • @sammyflc
    @sammyflc Год назад +47

    I think this is my favourite recreation! I was so moved by her story and your beautiful recreation! ❤

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  Год назад +7

      Thank you so much ❤️

    • @misslangleysoryuisiconic
      @misslangleysoryuisiconic 2 месяца назад

      @@RoyaltyNowStudios I’m gonna love your current vid of Joan of Arc and Cleopatra… but can you do Saint Cecilia of Rome?

  • @MysteryScoop
    @MysteryScoop Год назад +3

    Such a superb creation… kudos to Andre for editing part!

  • @Amadeus_2061
    @Amadeus_2061 9 месяцев назад +21

    You have an INCREDIBLE gift. It goes beyond graphic design and photo manipulation. It's like these people's souls are shining through your portraits of them. You not only managed to capture Joan's physical appearance, but you also made her look French (however that's possible). Moreover, you captured her courage, grave eyes, and joyful demeanor as described, all in one image.

  • @taylormorris6561
    @taylormorris6561 2 месяца назад +1

    This made me emotional, I admire her so much. Currently working on a sleeve for myself of her and I love watching these and learning so much about her.

  • @GA-1st
    @GA-1st Год назад +51

    The great silent film, "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928)," directed by Carl Dryer, is a timeless and definitive depiction of the trial of Jeanne d’Arc. I truly believe an historical epic of fitting scope must and will inevitably be produced about her life one day, once a major studio recognizes just how inspiring such a magnificent story would be to the entire world.

    • @clairepettie
      @clairepettie 9 месяцев назад +1

      I feel like her depiction came very close to Falconetti's Joan!

    • @heathercontois4501
      @heathercontois4501 9 месяцев назад

      There have been 2 very good ones and one that was alright.

    • @jeffpatterson1722
      @jeffpatterson1722 6 месяцев назад

      Yes agree overall, especially those large dark and grave eyes that both seemed to possess! @@clairepettie

  • @Crystal-bp6gv
    @Crystal-bp6gv Год назад +39

    It wasn't that she believed in herself. She believed in God.

  • @isabellapresley7614
    @isabellapresley7614 8 месяцев назад +2

    Thanks so much! I am writing a theology paper on Joan and I have French heritage and she has been my guardian angel throughout many hard times in life

  • @KeenanSophieLarafan
    @KeenanSophieLarafan 9 месяцев назад

    I just love coming to the comments of these beautiful videos to find other people who were and are just as obsessed and moved as I am. I loved Joan of Arc growing up. It's so nice to see so many feel the same!

  • @JulieShock
    @JulieShock Год назад +6

    One of her patrons is my patron saint. Love her and her story. Her feast day is the 30th of May.

  • @b_no2031
    @b_no2031 Год назад +6

    I really appreciate the respect you gave her in the way you spoke about her and told her story. Thank you so much for making this

  • @Spitsz01
    @Spitsz01 11 месяцев назад +4

    A woman with a mission, clearly.
    Love this channel.

  • @pettaduffy6561
    @pettaduffy6561 Год назад +6

    I literally burst into tears watching this 😢 thank you ❤

  • @moxplastic
    @moxplastic Год назад +6

    I discovered your channel today. The face reveal is great, but the straight to the point history set up and how you got to your conclusion on how they might have looked like is what makes this channel Excellent.

  • @liminal-waves
    @liminal-waves Год назад +35

    You guys did such an amazing job! I think you really did the best you could possibly do with Joan's recreation using what information we have. I can see how the quality of your videos is increasingly getting better with each one! The writing, narration, editing, and recreations are all fabulous and on point! Definitely one of the best and most accurate recreations of Joan I've seen.

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  Год назад +6

      Thank you SO much! It was challenging with not much to go on, but it would be really cool to think she looked something like this. And I’m glad you liked the quality because this one felt like SO MANY HOURS lol.

  • @chevjustchev
    @chevjustchev Год назад +5

    Amazing, the story I have heard before, many times, but knowing the passion of your project made your telling all the more for it. Thank you :)

  • @mahaswelem4120
    @mahaswelem4120 Год назад +4

    The amount of effort, art and elegance put in the video is amazing. Thank you so much for all the creative videos and waiting for more to come… best of luck.

  • @waikeekee3831
    @waikeekee3831 Год назад +21

    What a incredible young woman! Gathering the attention of so many men and helping lead them into battle, all because of her faith... what a heroine! Made me emotional seeing her at the end.

  • @Monkata87
    @Monkata87 Год назад +7

    Awesome Work like always! Enjoying your content really much!

  • @alyrios
    @alyrios Год назад +13

    I remember seeing your prior video. This one is more "completed" with the added history. Joan of Arc is one of those mystic figures that always captures the imagination.

  • @troibandy2139
    @troibandy2139 Год назад +7

    Thank you so very much for your artist impressions! I LOVE history and I am impressed by your research into these people! It is AMAZING how you continue to make history come alive! I have referred my friends who are history teachers to your channel so that they have their students see your work!

  • @darcieembry1859
    @darcieembry1859 Год назад +2

    I have always loved history, but when you bring these people to life it has a whole meaning.

  • @maureen298
    @maureen298 Год назад +4

    I chose her as my Confirmation Saint. I am only 10 percent French and moreso British but she was guided by God..

  • @gastonhamoline2750
    @gastonhamoline2750 25 дней назад +1

    Joan of Arc is the matriarche of my village Domremy, Saskatchewan,Canada, and the matriarch name of my Roman Catholic Church of the Diocese of Prince Albert, Sask. A statue was raised of Joan when the first church was raised in the 1920s or so.A new church was raised to replace the aging old one with bricks, and Joan's statue ornates the front of new Church, with Joan astride her horse, proudly showing a woman of valour ,fully clad in armor, I think minus helmet ,holding her flag , on a cement pad and monument, with its encryption. Gaston Hamoline

  • @yvettemedina1859
    @yvettemedina1859 Год назад +12

    Joan of Arc the Sister of Earth Angels. All Glory to God.

  • @nceleste63
    @nceleste63 Год назад +1

    We’ll done Royalty Now!
    Beautifully done!

  • @jtl-en4yx
    @jtl-en4yx Год назад +4

    Great job as always!

  • @dunedain3892
    @dunedain3892 9 месяцев назад +3

    Very well done. Joan lives, protecting us to this day.

  • @irishdawn8387
    @irishdawn8387 Год назад +8

    omg this must have been so hard to do! amazing!

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  Год назад +6

      It was definitely harder with no solid thing to go on! That’s why I incorporated bits of the statue even though it’s probably not of her, it’s still really associated with her legacy. I’m glad you liked it!

  • @ProtectLifeAlways
    @ProtectLifeAlways Месяц назад

    Wow, Wow, WOW!! As a Catholic man with a great devotion to St. Joan d'Arc I have been SEARCHING for the "perfect" movie about her... and I've FOUND IT! Royalty Now Studios, you have a fan for life with me... I just found you 3 hours ago and have been binging you the entire time since! God bless you for your absolutely STUNNING work!!

  • @932ForeverLove
    @932ForeverLove 11 месяцев назад +2

    She looks so lovely in your modern interpretation of her!
    Thank you so much for this wonderful video! I have been an admirer of Saint Joan of arc since childhood.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. Год назад +6

    So nice to see a new episode on a Sunday! And that too, on a fascinating figure.

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  Год назад +4

      Haha this one was running a little behind schedule. Glad we got it out today :)

  • @bleish.
    @bleish. 5 месяцев назад +1

    Nothing but love ❤️ for her,,,,one of only a few people I would go back in time to meet.

  • @jonalger
    @jonalger Год назад

    Thank you for the incredible work you do to bring history forward. I have watched this video several times already. If the Emmy's or Golden Globes ever create a social media type award, you certainly deserve one. Truly magnificent work.

  • @dandeliondreamer3365
    @dandeliondreamer3365 Год назад +1

    Well done! I love the historical context and the recreation! Love your videos! ❤

  • @TheTibbott
    @TheTibbott 6 месяцев назад

    OMG, these make me cry. I am so grateful. These people come to life for me. Thank you so so much for these videos.

  • @lucifernebulae
    @lucifernebulae Год назад +3

    I really like the expert storytelling. It's just great to have a context, story before we "meet" with the hero.

  • @MsBerries25
    @MsBerries25 Год назад +6

    You do such stunning work. High production value, excellent writing, narration, and visuals, and the musical accompaniment is stellar. I love your depiction of Jean D'Arc. Beautiful work thank you for all you do!

  • @MushuWindy
    @MushuWindy Год назад +1

    This was such a good episode! Thank you!

  • @ropolito1980
    @ropolito1980 Год назад +1

    Wow….I’m speechless…amazing work guys…thank you!

  • @gazprosser
    @gazprosser Год назад +3

    Loving your work! x

  • @jamesivie5717
    @jamesivie5717 Год назад +18

    I have admired Joan D'arc, known as Joan of Arc, the maid of Orlean, since I first read about her as a child. She is a great inspiration to all freedom loving people. I loved your presentation and I found your depiction of her face to be about what one would expect her to look like. What a story! a seventeen or eighteen year old girl, not a transgender, received instructions from God and led the armies of France to victory. It is too bad she didn't wait until the French were ready to mount their grand offensive that finally defeated the English.

  • @obo7707
    @obo7707 Год назад +1

    Thank you for this wonderful production. I knew of her life , but the political and military history that she was a part of was something i knew little of , so thank you for the history behind this heroic woman of faith. And only 19 years of age. Inspiring what can be achieved when you have faith.

  • @m.oneill5140
    @m.oneill5140 Год назад +2

    I love history and art . Your channel combines the the best of both with the character’s story and your recreations done with heart . I love your videos , keep them coming please !

  • @urbangesha1666
    @urbangesha1666 Год назад +1

    Such beauty, quality and respect have been put in each and every of your videos ❤❤❤😊THANK YOU SO MUCH

  • @palmaleestephens1906
    @palmaleestephens1906 6 месяцев назад +1

    I have always had a strong liking for Joan of Arc. When I was a teen, I read Mark Twain’s “Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc.” It’s very good historical fiction that has real history including her trial. The author modeled Joan on his own daughter who sadly died at the same age as Joan. Thank you, you do an excellent job.

  • @RissaFirecat
    @RissaFirecat Год назад

    Royalty Now is wonderful! Thank you for all your hard work and research. She was a beautiful-hearted girl.

  • @davidsong286
    @davidsong286 Год назад +1

    The story presented is so absorbing that by the time it's finished, I had forgotten about the facial recreation and thought "oh, that's right. I came here for the recreated face, but now it's a cherry on top of the amazing story."

  • @obob1336
    @obob1336 Год назад +2

    Magnificent. I truly love these and am in awe of the work y’all do. Thank you

  • @machinekey2140
    @machinekey2140 Год назад +1

    Amazing video
    It’s interesting how much work and research you do for these videos !

  • @candyvigil550
    @candyvigil550 Год назад +3

    Wonderful presentation and quite interesting. Good recreation of this outstanding young woman.

  • @suzkstein
    @suzkstein Год назад +2

    Amazing work! You guys are so talented. Thank you for this history and recreation. I absolutely loved it! Vive Jeanne d'Arc

  • @loverelentlessly5099
    @loverelentlessly5099 Год назад +3

    SO love your channel. Your work is absolutely brilliant. Thank you for yet another learning experience in a life, come suddenly to life.

  • @Barb85044
    @Barb85044 Год назад

    Fantastic video! Thanks 😊

  • @Artdesignandcinema
    @Artdesignandcinema Год назад +1

    Amazing work! The quality of your historical research, the editing, the music, and of course, your recreation (one of your most impressive in my opinion). Bravo!

  • @NotThatBob
    @NotThatBob Год назад

    Thank you so much for the respectful story and recreation of ST. Joan of Arc.
    Amazing job Royalty Now.

  • @ShatnerLover
    @ShatnerLover Год назад

    It’s so interesting you did Joan- I’ve spent the last couple weeks deep-diving every bit of information about her!

  • @vickychristopoulos8614
    @vickychristopoulos8614 Год назад +1

    Thank you, I did request Jeanne D'Arc in the past! Great work!! Merci!

  • @MashaRistova
    @MashaRistova Год назад +2

    This is beautiful. Her story gives me goosebumps. I love the work you guys do, bringing history to life!

  • @lovejc258
    @lovejc258 Год назад +1

    I like how you make the historical figures smile 😊

  • @barbarataylor1535
    @barbarataylor1535 Год назад

    Thank you for sharing this information.

  • @GodzHarleyGirlStudio
    @GodzHarleyGirlStudio Год назад +6

    You guys always do such a fabulous and amazing recreation of those you choose to do a piece on. I’m so impressed and thank you for the work that you do. You’re truly inspirational to us. I admire your dedication to the truth, to history and to as close to accuracy as possible. I applaud you both. Hugz, Tree

  • @joannasarcamedes8191
    @joannasarcamedes8191 7 месяцев назад +1

    God Bless you Joan. That face is so real. Wish i could have a copy of this picture. Love the background music too !!

  • @magnificalux
    @magnificalux Год назад +19

    Wow! Thank you for this video! 👏👏👏 You guys did a marvelous job at bringing Joan of Arc back to life! Love how you've recreated her too! She is a true inspiration, a godly woman and a complete woman - a total badass! 🤜🤛

  • @thegreencat9947
    @thegreencat9947 Год назад +1

    This video gave me goose bumps.

  • @dharmakaurkhalsa3923
    @dharmakaurkhalsa3923 Год назад +2

    Another great one from you making us aware of history and an amazingly brave woman! Sometimes we think that we are living through a very hard time in history (which is true), but when we take a deeper look we realize that I'm the history of humanity this is just a repeat of the same old story... Except without Joan ... But maybe we are too much in the middle of it to already be able to recognize those Joans who are doing the work in their own humble way ... At least I pray so! ❤

  • @marcp.1752
    @marcp.1752 Год назад +1

    Lovely creation ! Since childhood, as kids we've had heard the story of Joan of Arc, it was fascinating. Excellent job !

  • @kimcarriveau8266
    @kimcarriveau8266 Год назад

    Excellent job! I love to watch your recreations ; going by descriptions or sometimes sketches done!!

  • @YAH_IsRealLight_in_Shawna
    @YAH_IsRealLight_in_Shawna Год назад +2

    WOW! Well Done!!

  • @quantumshock6620
    @quantumshock6620 Год назад +1

    Excellent video.