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| 1412 | Birth |  |
| 6th Jan Domremy Birth of Joan of Arc, born at Domremy to Jacques and Isabelle d'Arc, during the Truce of Leulinghen |
| 1412 | Christening | |
| St Remy Chris tening of Joan of Arc |
| 1424 | Voice from God | |
| Saint Loup Joan "heard a voice from God to help me govern my conduct" while in her family's garden |
| 1428 | Siege of Domremy | |
| July Siege Domremy Joan's home village of Domremy is raided by Burgundian troops under Lord Vergy, the villagers take refuge in the nearby city of Neufchatel |
| 1428 | Siege of Orleans | |
| Chinon Sent by Robert de Baudricourt to see the Dauphin for an army to liberate France |
| Vaucouleurs Tells the Captain of Vaucouleurs castle a vision of being given an Army by the Dauphin |
| 30th April Orleans Enters the city of Orleans |
| 4th May Saint Loup Overuns the bastille at Saint-Loup |
| 12th Oct Saint Loup Orleans is besieged by English troops |
| 1428 | Voice from God | |
| Vaucouleurs Tells the Captain of Vaucouleurs castle a vision of being given an Army by the Dauphin |
| May Vaucouleurs A family relative, Durand Lassois , takes Joan to Vaucouleurs to meet with Robert de Baudricourt, the local garrison commander but he refuses to take her seriously |
| 1429 | Alliance | |
| 3rd July Reims Joan of Arc's army camps near the pro-Burgundian city of Auxerre, which finally agreed to neutrality |
| 1429 | Battle of Patay | |
| 17th June Patay Joan of Arc's army crushes a large English force at the battle of Patay, during which the English lost nearly half of their troops |
| 18th June Patay Joan returns to Orleans , & is greeted by joyful citizens |
| 19th June Patay Joan of Arc leads the victorious French, with English prisoners, back to Orleans |
| 1429 | Capture of Jargeau | |
| 12th June Jargeau Joan of Arc's army captures Jargeau after a brief siege |
| 1429 | Capture of Meung sur Loire | |
| 15th June Meung sur Loire Joan of Arc's army captures the fortified bridge at Meung-sur-Loire & then moves on to Beaugency |
| 1429 | Capture of Troyes | |
| 9th July Troyes Troyes surrenders after Joan of Arc organizes effective preparations for a full assault |
| 1429 | Coronation | |
| 11th May Loches Joan meets Charles VII at Loches & convinces him to push forward toward Reims for his coronation |
| 17th July Reims Charles VII is crowned at Reims ' Cathedral, Joan is at his side, holding her banner |
| 17th July Reims Joan of Arc dictates a letter to the Duke of Burgundy asking him to establish "a firm, lasting peace" with Charles & the Armagnacs |
| 17th July Reims Returns to Chinon in accordance to her vision then leads the Dauphin to Reims |
| 1429 | Siege of Beaugency | |
| 17th June Beaugency Beaugency's English garrison agrees to withdraw |
| 1429 | Siege of Chalons sur Marne | |
| 14th July Chalons sur Marne Chalons -sur-Marne immediately opens its gates Joan of Arc's army |
| 1429 | Siege of Jargeau | |
| 12th June Jargeau Joan of Arc's army captures Jargeau after a brief siege |
| 1429 | Siege of La Charite sur Loire | |
| Nov La Charite sur Loire La-Charite-sur-Loire is besieged, Joan of Arc's army is finally forced to lift the siege due to a lack of funding from the Royal Court |
| 1429 | Siege of Meung sur Loire | |
| 15th June Meung sur Loire Joan of Arc's army captures the fortified bridge at Meung-sur-Loire & then moves on to Beaugency |
| 1429 | Siege of Orleans | |
| Mar Orleans Charles orders Joan to be questioned by theologians at Chinon & Poitiers , the clergy give her their approval & advise Charles to grant her request of an army to raise the siege of Orleans |
| 6th Mar Chinon Arrives at Chinon to join the Dauphin |
| 8th Mar Chinon Meets the Dauphin |
| 8th Mar Poitiers Sent to Poitiers by the Dauphin to be examined by Parlement |
| 22nd Mar Orleans Joan of Arc dictates a letter to the English, recorded by Jean Erault, asking them to leave Orleans |
| April Chinon The King supplies Joan with armour & horses & sends her to the army outside Orleans |
| 5th April Tours Joan of Arc is given a banner & armour at Tours , then arrives at Blois , where the army is gathering to raise the siege of Orleans |
| 25th April Orleans Joan of Arc leaves for Orleans with an army & a large quantity of food supplies for the hungry city |
| 27th April Orleans Joan of Arc's forces arrive at Orleans , she leads a relief army of 4,000 men |
| 29th April River Loire Joan ,with some troops, crosses the Loire in boats & enters Orleans with food supplies, the rest of the troops are forced by a lack of boats to return to Blois & cross the river there |
| 4th May Orleans Lord Dunois launches an assault against the English-held fortifications around the church of St-Loup, carrying her banner, Joan inspires the French army |
| 6th May Orleans French troops attack the southern fortresses, St-Jean-le-Blanc is gained without a fight, followed by a successful assault against the English in Les Augustins |
| 7th May Orleans Carrying her banner during an assault on the earthwork in front of Les Tourelles, Joan is shot by an arrow but later returns to inspire the troops to victory |
| 8th May Orleans The English order all their remaining troops out of their positions, & abandon the siege |
| 1429 | Siege of Paris | |
| 8th Sep Paris Joan of Arc's army launches an assault against Paris , Joan is shot by an arrow while trying to find a place for her troops to cross the city's moat & the troops are withdrawn against her wishes |
| 8th Sep Paris Leads an attack on the Porte Sainte-Honore where she is injured by a crossbow wound |
| 21st Sep Paris After being ordered to march back to Gien-sur-Loire, Joan of Arc's army is disbanded |
| 1429 | Siege of Porte Sainte Honore | |
| 8th Sep Porte Sainte Honore Leads an attack on the Porte Sainte-Honore where she is injured by a crossbow wound |
| 1429 | Siege of Reims | |
| 29th June Reims Joan of Arc's army leaves Gien to begin the march to Reims |
| 16th July Reims Reims immediately openes its gates Joan of Arc's army |
| 1429 | Siege of St Pierre le Moutier | |
| 4th Nov St Pierre le Moutier Joan of Arc is given a new army, her troops captured the town of St-Pierre-le-Moutier |
| 1429 | Siege of Troyes | |
| 5th July Troyes 1st day of the siege of Troyes by Joan of Arc's army |
| 9th July Troyes Troyes surrenders after Joan of Arc organizes effective preparations for a full assault |
| 10th July Troyes Troyes ' Anglo-Burgundian garrison leaves, Joan arranges for their prisoners to be freed & the Royal army enters Troyes |
| 1429 | Voice from God | |
| Mar Chinon Charles orders Joan to be questioned by theologians at Chinon & Poitiers , the clergy give her their approval & advise Charles to grant her request of an army to raise the siege of Orleans |
| 9th Mar Chinon Joan of Arc meets Charles VII |
| May Vaucouleurs Durand Lassois takes Joan to Vaucouleurs again, Baudricourt finally consented to give her an escort of 6 soldiers to bring her before Charles VII at Chinon |
| 1430 | Arrest | |
| May Le Crotoy Held under arrest at Le Crotoy |
| 23rd May Compiegne Joan slips into Compiegne, under siege by Burgundian troops, in an effort to aid the city, while leading a sortie, she is surrounded & captured by Burgundian troops |
| 23rd May Compiegne Siezed by a Burgundian soldier & handed over to Jean of Luxembourg |
| 23rd May Compiegne Sold to the English by Jean of Luxembourg for 10,000 Livres Tournois |
| Nov The Burgundians agree to transfer Joan of Arc to their English allies in exchange for monetary compensation, the Burgundians refuse demands from Charles VII to ransom her back to her own faction |
| 23rd Dec Rouen Joan of Arc is brought to Rouen, the seat of the English occupation government |
| 1430 | Siege of Compiegne | |
| 23rd May Compiegne Captured by the Burgundians during the siege of Compiegne |
| 23rd May Compiegne Joan slips into Compiegne, under siege by Burgundian troops, in an effort to aid the city, while leading a sortie, she is surrounded & captured by Burgundian troops |
| 1430 | Siege of Lagny sur Marne | |
| Nov Lagny sur Marne Joan of Arc leaves the Royal Court with a small number of troops & arrives at Lagny-sur-Marne to help the French army |
| 1430 | Siege of Paris | |
| Melun Attacks the English garrison north of Paris |
| Senlis Attacks the English garrison north of Paris |
| 1431 | Arrest | |
| 9th Jan Rouen Joan of Arc's trial begins, overseen by pro-English clergy paid by the English government |
| 1431 | Death | |
| 30th May Death of Joan of Arc |
| 1431 | Execution of Joan of Arc | |
| 30th May Rouen Joan of Arc is executed, burned in the market place at Rouen |
| 30th May Rouen SEyewitnesses describe how even some of the English officials wept, the English Royal secretary Jean Tressard, is heard exclaiming: "We are all ruined, for a good and holy person was burned" |
| 1431 | Trial | |
| 9th Jan Rouen Joan of Arc's trial begins, overseen by pro-English clergy paid by the English government |
| 21st Feb Rouen Joan of Arc is tried at a trial headed by Richard de Beauchamp for heresy & blasphemy |
| 21st Feb Rouen Opening day of the trial |
| 21st May Rouen Sentenced to life imprisonment |
| 24th May Rouen Agrees to sign a "confession" after being threatened with summary execution |
| 28th May Rouen After being maneuvered into putting her soldiers' clothing back on, Joan of Arc is declared "relapsed" |
| 28th May Rouen Recants then declares herself as a lapsed heretic & is handed over to the English |
| 1442 | Christening | |
| St Remy Chris tening of Joan of Arc |
| 1449 | Trial | |
| Nov The process of appealing the trial begins after French forces enter Rouen, the clergyman Guillaume Bouille launches an investigation into the conduct of the trial |
| 1452 | Trial | |
| Nov Inquisitor-General Jean Brehal begins the Inquisitorial investigation & concludes that there are grounds for an appeal |
| 1455 | Nullification Trial | |
| 17th Nov Beginning of the formal appeal, known as the Rehabilitation or Nullification Trial |
| 1455 | Trial | |
| 17th Nov Beginning of the formal appeal, known as the Rehabilitation or Nullification Trial |
| 1456 | Canonization | |
| 7th July Since martyrs are automatically considered saints, Joan of Arc's canonization is effectively initiated at this point |
| 1456 | Nullification Trial | |
| 7th July Inquisitor Brehal & other Church officials overturn Joan's conviction, in his final summary of the case, Brehal describes Joan as a martyr who was wrongly executed by corrupt, partisan clergy |
| 7th July Since martyrs are automatically considered saints, Joan of Arc's canonization is effectively initiated at this point |
| 1456 | Trial | |
| 7th July Inquisitor Brehal & other Church officials overturn Joan's conviction, in his final summary of the case, Brehal describes Joan as a martyr who was wrongly executed by corrupt, partisan clergy |
| 7th July Since martyrs are automatically considered saints, Joan of Arc's canonization is effectively initiated at this point |
| 1909 | Canonization | |
| 18th April Vatican Joan of Arc is beatified at a Vatican ceremony |
| 1920 | Canonization | |
| Vatican Joan of Arc is officially canonized as a saint |
