Delusion or divine intervention? Learn about Joan of Arc’s super sewing skills, her badass credentials and the story of why it took nearly half a century for her to become a saint. If you think it’s tough being a woman now, find out what it was like in 1400s France. Joining Greg Jenner to learn about Joan are comedian Catherine Bohart and historian Dr Helen Castor Script: Greg Jenner Research: Emma Nagouse Producer: Dan Morelle A Muddy Knees Media production for BBC Radio 4.
My name's Joe Wilkinson, and I've managed to force Patrick Bamford to come on a podcast with me, and he's gonna slowly fall in love with me.
Do you go to the tip?
Believe it or not, yeah, I do.
Do you go to the supermarket?
No.
You know when all the shirts started getting tight on the players and they started selling them like that to the general public?
Yeah.
Yeah.
And everyone looked like sausages.
My mate's a footballer with me, Patrick Bamford and Joe Wilkinson.
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Hello and welcome to you're dead to me, the history podcast for everyone.
My name is Greg Jenner.
I'm a public historian, author, and I'm the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories.
And you may have heard my other radio four show, homeschool history, but that's mostly for the kids.
In this show, I'm always joined by an expert historian with a passion for the past and an a grade comedian with a penchant for puns.
And today we are crossing the English Channel, donning our suit of armor and going to war with Frances, patron saint, Joan of Arc.
And joining me, a frenchman, is an irish woman and an english woman.
It feels like the setup to a.