Jeanne d'Arc : born at Domremy in 1412, burnt alive

at Rouen in 1431.

3. 5. la Lorraine, an important part of whicli was annexed to

Germany in 1871, still formsthree Frencli departments : Meuse, Meurthe-et-Moselle, and Vosges.

6. Orléans, in the department of the Loiret, was besieged by the English in 1429 and relieved by Joan of Arc (the Maid of Orléans), whose statue stands in one of its squares.

10. des Valois : the Valois dynasty ruled France from 1328 to 1589, beginning with Philip VI. and ending with Henry III. It was followed by the House of Bourbon.

34. Charles VII, who reigned from 1422 to 1461, expelled the English from ail their possessions in France, except Calais.