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Joan of Arc had soundly defeated the English at the raising of the siege of Orleans in May, 1429 and at The Battle of Patay, where over 2000 English soldiers were killed that June. This prevented the English from gaining control over all of France and having Henry VI, their king, become the king of France, but rather Charles VII, who Joan had conducted to Rheims to be crowned.
The English therefore feared and hated Joan, so that after she was captured by their ally, the Burgundians, who sold her to the English for 10,000 livres, they decided that they couldn't execute Joan for defeating them in battle, but they could get pro-English French clergy to try her for heresy. This mock trial was full of legal errors, Joan didn't even have a lawyer! All they could find against Joan was that she wore men's clothing, which was contrary to some obscure passage in The Bible.
The reason Joan wore men's clothing on the battlefield was to wear armor to keep from being hurt and in prison she wore men's clothing to keep from being raped by her low class English guards. So Joan was burnt at the stake on May 30, 1431.
25 years later the pope ordered a review of this trial at the request of King Charles VII and so many errors were found in it, and that it had all been a "put up job by the hatred of the English" that Joan was found not guilty of heresy and the entire trial declared null in July, 1456.
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∙ 10y agoJoan of Arc had soundly defeated the English at the raising of the siege of Orleans in May, 1429 and at The Battle of Patay, where over 2000 English soldiers were killed that June. This prevented the English from gaining control over all of France and having Henry VI, their king, become the king of France, but rather Charles VII, who Joan had conducted to Rheims to be crowned.
The English therefore feared and hated Joan, so that after she was captured by their ally, the Burgundians, who sold her to the English for 10,000 livres, they decided that they couldn't execute Joan for defeating them in battle, but they could get pro-English French clergy to try her for heresy. This mock trial was full of legal errors, Joan didn't even have a lawyer! All they could find against Joan was that she wore men's clothing, which was contrary to some obscure passage in The Bible.
The reason Joan wore men's clothing on the battlefield was to wear armor to keep from being hurt and in prison she wore men's clothing to keep from being raped by her low class English guards. So Joan was burnt at the stake on May 30, 1431.
25 years later the pope ordered a review of this trial at the request of King Charles VII and so many errors were found in it, and that it had all been a "put up job by the hatred of the English" that Joan was found not guilty of heresy and the entire trial declared null in July, 1456.
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Was Joan of Arc a tart?
No, Joan of Arc was not a 'tart.'
Was Joan of Arc decapitated?
No, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
Who played Joan of Arc in the movie Joan of Arc?
Ingrid Bergman starred as Joan in the movie Joan of Arc in the 1948 version. However, in the latest creation of the 1999 film. LeeLee Sobieski starred as Joan of Arc.
Why do some people spell Joan of Ark Joan of Arc?
Joan of Arc is the correct spelling, not Joan of Ark.
What was Joan of Arc's nationality?
Joan of Arc was French. She was from France.
Was Joan of Arc a tart?
No, Joan of Arc was not a 'tart.'
Is there a special day named after Joan of Arc?
Joan of Arc Day (the feast of Joan of Arc) is on May 30.
What were the beliefs of Joan of Arc?
Joan of Arc was a devout Catholic.
Was Joan of Arc decapitated?
No, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake.
Who played Joan of Arc in the movie Joan of Arc?
Ingrid Bergman starred as Joan in the movie Joan of Arc in the 1948 version. However, in the latest creation of the 1999 film. LeeLee Sobieski starred as Joan of Arc.
Who was a hero of the French executed in 1431?
Certainly Joan of Arc - in French: Jeanne d'Arc, burnt at the skate by the English.
What did Joan of Arc do that made a Catholic pope angry enough to burn her?
Joan of Arc did not make the pope angry. She angered some British bishops for fighting against the British occupiers of France and saying that 'the saints told me to do it.'
Why do some people spell Joan of Ark Joan of Arc?
Joan of Arc is the correct spelling, not Joan of Ark.
Did Joan of Arc love girls?
No, Joan of Arc was not a lesbian if that is what you are asking.
What did they call Joan of Arc?
Maid of Orleans Joan of arc the savior
Did Joan of Arc have any babies?
No. Joan of Arc died a virgin.
What was Joan of Arc's nationality?
Joan of Arc was French. She was from France.
