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Q&A Is there any chance a medieval princess can join the army? If so, how will she be treated amongst the men?

I would take my cue from the (handful of) real women that joined armies. Most of them do it to save their countries, not for fun. She wasn't exactly a "princess," but Joan of Arc was a medieval gi...

posted 7y ago by Tom Au‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Tom Au‭ · 2019-12-08T07:37:21Z (almost 5 years ago)
I would take my cue from the (handful of) real women that joined armies. Most of them do it to save their countries, not for fun.

She wasn't exactly a "princess," but [Joan of Arc](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_of_Arc) was a medieval girl who joined the French army, and (for a time) became its leading general. In real life!

The reason this could happen was because she gained the ear of the king through her prophetic ability. A princess (by definition) would have her father as the king, and could gain the king's ear that way.

Queen Elizabeth I (formerly a princess) took personal command of her army at [Tillsbury,](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_to_the_Troops_at_Tilbury) when the Spanish Armada threatened an invasion of England.

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