Which young girl helped drive the English from French soil in the 15th century?
The young girl who helped drive the English from French soil in the 15th century was Joan of Arc.
She was born in France in 1412 and claimed to have received visions from God instructing her to support the French against the English during the Hundred Years' War.
At the age of 17, Joan of Arc convinced the French king to allow her to lead an army to break the English siege of Orleans. She went on to win several important victories before being captured and burned at the stake by the English in 1431.
She was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church and remains a symbol of French unity and patriotism.