Although an impersonator deceived this person’s brother, that impersonator failed to tell a secret word that Charles VII told this person. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this general who was impersonated by Jeanne des Armoises (“zhun dayz arm-WAHZ”). This Maid of Orleans was celebrated throughout France after her execution by the English during the Hundred Years’ War.
ANSWER: Joan of Arc [or Jeanne d’Arc; prompt on partial answers]
[10m] Joan of Arc was questioned about prophecies attributed to the Venerable Bede and Merlin during a cross-examination in this city. John II of France was captured for ransom during a battle of the Hundred Years’ War named for this city in Western France.
ANSWER: Poitiers (“pwah-tee-YAY”)
[10h] Much of the popular fascination with Joan of Arc has come from her association with this man in the Battle of Jargeau (“zhar-ZHO”) and the Siege of Orleans. This man was executed for murdering 140 children, inspiring the legend of Duke Bluebeard.
ANSWER: Gilles de Rais (“zheel duh ray”) [or Baron Rais]
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