The Hundred Years War was a series of battles between England and France that lasted from 1337 to 1453, where they disputed the total control of both nations, and ultimately one single king would rule them. Since William the Conqueror became king in 1066, after his victory in Battle of Hastings, he united England with Normandy in France. However, in 1328 King Charles IV of France died without an heir and only one sister, Isabella. Isabella had a son, Eduard III who believed that through his mother it was his birthright to be king of France. However, France thought of a more suitable character, Charles IV's cousin, Philip VI. Since Eduard III was a descendent from the matriarchal line, Philip would have to be the new king, and thus a long lasting conflict to achieve total power started.1 This confrontation last through generations. On French side after Charles IV ruled, and then followed by his successors: Phillip VI, John II the good, Charles V the wise, Charles VI the mad, and finally Charles dauphin who would eventually became Charles VII, King of France in July 17th of 1429. Charles VII's reign is where this essay takes place. It is under his ruling that a poor illiterate peasant girl emerged from a far away land and led the French army to fight the English, who at the time were holding a siege in the city of Orléans . Consequently this victory over the English's siege in Orléans led the dauphin's claim to the throne and to be recognized as king by his supporters. What was the necessity of the coronation of Charles VII? According with the historian Edouard Perroy "the coronation annulled the deposition illegally pronounced by the Treaty of Troyes and restored to the Valois [King Charles VII family] the legitimacy which had been questioned for the past nine years."2 But who was this girl, and how important was her presence in the French army that led France to a victorious battle in Orléans and why was she appointed by the king? Joan of arc3 was born in the small village of Domrémy in 14124 and she claimed that she could hear the voices of saints who were sent by God. These saints were St. Michael, St. Katherine and St. Margaret who, according to the records of her trial, carried the message that she was the champion who was to drive the Englishmen out of France by the help of God himself5. She first had to start her mission by having an audience with dauphin Charles to ask him to lead his army to remove the Englishmen in Orléans . Originally the French court and he doubted her intentions, thinking of her to be a nationalist and an enthusiastic. Series of physical and religious examinations were conducted in order to validate her virginity and that she was not a heretic. This validation was important at the time because it synchronized with two popular prophecies. "The first one promised that a maid would come from the Lorraine borderland who would work miracles."6 Lorraine is located about 100 kilometers from Domrémy which already gave credits to the Maid. The second prophecy said "that France will be lost by a woman and shall thereafter be restored by a virgin"7, and subsequently the reason why the examinations. After having an audience with the dauphin she was granted to part with the army towards Orléans. After lifting the siege, the army marched towards Rheims where Charles dauphin would become Charles VII; Joan remained on her campaign to drive Englishmen out of France. The continuation of this campaign resulted in her capture during the attack on Compiègne, months after the unsuccessful attack on Paris, by the Burgundies who handled her over to the English. Then, the English consequently burned her alive at the stake on the accusations of being a heretic, wearing man's clothing. And one might also add: for being on the "wrong side" of the battlefield. Joan of Arc became France's champion because of the combination of her leadership skills and her religious conviction allowed her to elevate military and social morale of the French army and people. Two ideas that should be pre-established before continuing this reading: the religious perception and the chronology of events. Joan of Arc's religious belief will not be treated as a theological or mystical reason for the results of her action, simply because her beliefs are more of a personal characteristic rather than a historical fact. For that matter she could have liked blue, instead of white and it would not make any difference to a historian. However this conviction in God created an aspect of leader around her, this confidence that she was capable of delivering what she believed it was designated to her. In another words any further mention to religion it will be a direct and indirect references to her conviction rather than supporting the mysticism of Christianity. Many historians have sat down and written dozens articles about the story of Joan of Arc, and many others have written biographies of her life, and for this matter the c