"Historical Events as Reasons for the Reoccurence of the theme of Jeanne D'Arc in World Drama" https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbo549/ Author: Grecu, Monica. Type: Journal Article Year: 2003 Publication Information: Studia Universitatis Babes Bolyai: Philologia 48, no. 4 (2003): 61–70. (https://studia.reviste.ubbcluj.ro/index.php/subbphilologia/issue/view/242) Annotation: Argues that in his portrayal of Joan of Arc and Talbot in 1 Henry VI, "Shakespeare mutilated history ... for the satisfaction of his hurt contemporaries, with the intention to encourage them, to boost their flattened egos, and to present their opponents, the French, in an as unfavorable a light as possible." Language: English Keywords: Joan la Pucelle Tags: 1 Henry VI, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism WSB Update: Summer 2025 WSB Record Number: bbbo549