Warwick and Saint Joan by Motorhome, Motorhome Hire, RV Rental, Campervan Hire
Warwick Castle
In 1431 the Earl of Warwick supervised at the trial of Joan of Arc
The Maid of Orleans was later burned at the stake at Rouen in France
A word of warning steer the Motorhome clear of the spooky Ghost Tower
La Pucelle d’Orleans
“I was in man’s clothes
holding in my hand a sword which Robert had given me
and without arms
with a knight as esquire and four servants”
Domremy de Greux the birthplace in 1412 of Joan of Arc
Joan was in the oak wood busily making garlands of daisies
She was sitting beside the fairy tree when she heard her ‘voices’
“I saw them with these very eyes as well as I see you
I am a poor girl. I do not know how to ride or fight”
Her Captain, Robert, had given Joan a rubbish sword
She asked the Dauphin if he would send a couple of labourers
To dig up a magic sword buried underneath the altar of St Denis
The soon-to-be King was reluctant to do so
When Joan said that her voices had told her this
He sent two of his muckers to investigate
Sure enough there was the sword wrapped up in greaseproof paper
There was an inscription engraved across the hilt;
“A wee pressie from Paris” and the initials “S.D.”
Underneath this there were three Roman numerals “XXX”
Joan felt more secure when she had the magic sword
She happily went off to war
La Saint Denis Basilique
The most exciting attractions of the Basilque
Are the tombs of the Kings under the church
For centuries it was a holy tradition of the French Kings
To receive a tomb in the church there are 70 of them there
‘With his head tucked underneath his arm he walked the bloody tower
With his head tucked underneath his arm at the midnight hour’
Saint Denis and Rusticus, had their heads chopped off circa 600
They were then tossed unceremoniously into the river
At midnight the Saint’s corpse emerged from the river carrying his head
Neatly tucked under his oxter. All the while complaining of a headache
He is said to have walked to the outskirts of town before realising
That his mates were not there to give him a helping hand
This sword’s a ton weight he thought
I’ll hide it under this old pile of breeze-blocks for Joan
I hope she has better luck with it than I had
He lay down to have a wee rest his ears muffled wih his clothes
He didn’t hear the builders they built the Saint Denis Basilique
To this day he is the Saint to pray to if you suffer headaches
Hangovers or you feel that you might just be losing your head
Lord Leychester Hospital Warwick
Perhaps you would enjoy reading the adventures of Francie and Josie.
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