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Orleans was saved, and she then conducted Charles VII. to Rheims, and stood beside his throne when he was crowned. AUGLAN WAS SAVED AND SHE THEN CONDUCTED CHARLES THE SEVENTH TO HUNS AND STOOD BESIDE HIS THRONE WHEN HE WAS CROWNED
 England, at both Paris and London, while _Charles VII._ was only proclaimed at Bourges, and a few other places in the south. Charles was of a slow, sluggish nature, and the men around him were selfish and pleasure-loving intriguers, who kept aloof all the bolder spirits from him. The brother of Henry V., John, Duke of Bedford, ruled all the country north of the Loire, with Rouen as his head-quarters. For seven years little was done; but in 1429 he caused Orleans to be besieged. The city held out bravely, all France looked on anxiously, and a young peasant girl, named Joan d'Arc, believed herself called by voices from the saints to rescue the city, and lead the king to his coronation at Rheims. With difficulty she obtained a hearing of the king, and was allowed to proceed to Orleans. Leading the army with a consecrated sword, which she never stained with blood, she filled the French with confidence, the English with fear as of a witch, and thus she gained the day wherever she appeared.  OF ENGLAND AT BOTH PARIS AND LONDON WHILE CHARLES THE SEVENTH WAS ONLY PROCLAIMED AT BOURCH AND A FEW OTHER PLACES IN THE SOUTH CHARLES WAS OF A SLOW SLUGGISH NATURE AND THE MEN AROUND HIM WERE SELFISH AND PLEASURE LOVING INTRIGUES WHO KEPT ALOOF ALL THE BOLDER SPIRITS FROM HIM THE BROTHER OF HENRY THE FIFTH JOHN DUKE OF BEDFORD RULED ALL THE COUNTRY NORTH OF THE LOIRE WITH HON AS HIS HEADQUARTERS FOR SEVEN YEARS LITTLE WAS DONE BUT IN FOURTEEN TWENTY NINE HE CAUSED ORLEANS TO BE BESIEGED THE CITY HELD OUT BRAVELY ALL OF FRANCE LOOKED ON ANXIOUSLY AND A YOUNG PEASANT GIRL NAMED JOAN DAC BELIEVED HERSELF CALLED BY VOICES FROM THE SAINTS TO RESCUE THE CITY AND LEAD THE KING TO HIS CORONATION AT HAS WITH DIFFICULTY SHE OBTAINED A HEARING OF THE KING AND WAS ALLOWED TO PROCEED TO ORLEANS LEADING THE ARMY WITH A CONSECRATED SWORD WHICH SHE NEVER STAINED WITH BLOOD SHE FILLED THE FRENCH WITH CONFIDENCE AND THE ENGLISH WITH FEAR AS OF A WITCH AND THUS SHE GAINED THE DAY WHEREVER SHE APPEARED
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