In this straightforward and unsentimental telling of the story of Joan of Arc, Belloc briefly presents the context for Joan of Arc's involvement in the Hundred Year's War and how she, a simple villein, turned the tide of history by her steadfast faith.

One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it. But to sacrifice what you are and to live without belief, that is a fate more terrible than dying. Joan of Arc