Joan and the France Army
Charles gave Joan armour and a horse and ordered his commanders to help the inspired girl. Joan accompanied the French army to Orléans, where an English force was besieging the city. The ordinary people rallied to the young girl and her popularity ensured that the French commanders treated her respectfully. However, many of the nobles looked down on the girl. They only tolerated her because their prince did. At the time the nobles of France held all the lower classes in contempt and they did not even see them as French! That is when despite all the sufferings experienced by the common people the elite did nothing to help them.