# Bedford — Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc character guide

> Bedford in Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0029-xiv-what-the-english-answered

## Who they are

The English regent of France during Joan's campaigns.

## In the story

### [What the English Answered](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xiv-what-the-english-answered)

Addressed in Joan's proclamation as the Regent of France.

### [Joan's Five Great Deeds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/personal_recollections_of_joan_of_arc_se/chapters/xxxiii-joan-s-five-great-deeds)

Representative of the English crown; fails to grasp the importance of the Coronation until too late.

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