Joan of Arc: a History by Helen Castor, review: ‘popular history at its best’ by Diarmaid MacCulloch – The Telegraph
Joan of Arc: A History, by Helen Castor by Rachel Moss – Times Higher Education
‘In this sober, serious and compelling account Helen Castor… succeeds triumphantly in rescuing her from the various strait jackets…in which she has been confined.’ – The Sunday Times Culture 28th September 2014
‘In this fascinating biography, Helen Castor argues that familiarity with Joan’s story has led to a certain laziness, that we tend to read her story as if it were some kind of folk tale. Instead, Castor asks us to clear our preconceptions and follow Joan’s story as it unfolds, without jumping ahead to what happens next….What makes Helen Castor’s re-telling of this story so exciting is the way she sorts through the fiendishly complex medieval source material in order to locate the telling detail.’ – Event Magazine (Mail on Sunday) 26 October 2014
Joan of Arc by Helen Castor review – a triumph of history by Janet Nelson – The Guardian
Maid of Orléans is superbly brought to life in flesh-and-blood tale by Kate Mosse – The Evening Standard
Joan of Arc: a history by Jessie Childs – The Tablet
Joan of Arc: A History review – a new window on to a strange chapter in French history by Laura Feigel – The Observer
Joan of Arc: A History by Helen Castor, book review: The truth behind France’s national icon by Jad Adams – The Independent
