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 historian Greg Jenner to learn about Joan are comedian Catherine Bohart of The Mash Report, and Dr Helen Castor, medieval historian and author of The Women Who Ruled England Before Elizabeth. Script: Greg Jenner Research: Emma Nagouse Producer: Dan Morelle A Muddy Knees 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, a history podcast for people who don't like history, or at least people who forgot to learn any at school.
My name's Greg Jenner.
I'm a public historian author, and I'm the chief nerd on the BBC comedy show Horrible Histories.
I'm the guy who puts history in a silly wig and clown shoes that makes it tap dance in the office.
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.
You get them to chat, you learn some stuff.
It's a very simple format.
Today we are crossing the English Channel, donning our suit of armor and going to war with France's patron saint, Joan of Arc.
Now, I should at this point mention I'm half french and my mum raised me to be a proud frenchman.
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