This is merely a fictional story masquerading as an historical account, and as such it ranks right up there with other artistic 'triumphs' such as "Das Madchen Johanna" (the 1935 Nazi propaganda film which was allegedly based on the life of Joan of Arc). For a version of her life which is faithful to the historical record, please read one of Regine Pernoud's books (many of which are available here at Amazon.com) instead.