Why was Saint Joan of Arc burned at the stake?

Answer 1

Joan had led the French to several military victories that had seriously embarrassed and humiliated the British army and they wanted her dead. As it would not have been proper to execute her for military actions she took they concocted false charges of heresy and witchcraft. An ethnic French bishop who favored the Brits found her guilty and ordered her burned at the stake, the standard punishment for heretics at the time. The bishop had ordered her to cease wearing men's clothing as it was forbidden by a mandate in the Old Testament. She signed an agreement to stop wearing men's clothing. However, at night the British authorities removed the women's clothing from her cell forcing her to, once again, put men's clothing. The bishop said she was guilty of breaking her agreement and declared her a heretic. 25 years after her death, Joan was exonerated of all charges and, instead,the bishop was found guilty of heresy. He had died so could not experience the same fate as Joan.

Answer 2

Joan of Arc burned because of her refusal to stop wearing men's clothes and leading an army that was actually winning the war against the King of France. However, the King of France's claim that Joan was not being a proper lady was a cover up. Actually, he was terrified of her ability to have visions she said were from God. These visions foretold future events accurately and to keep Joan from being called a saint during her lifetime and gathering enormous support as well as followers, many of them soldiers who were capable of and willing to fight under her banner, the King had her arrested. She was thrown into a dungeon, and interviewed (tortured) to cleanse her of sin, and when she did not confess to committing any sin that was considered punishable by death, the king said that because The Bible said that women were not to cut their hair and were not to wear men's clothes, which she did and did not confess to, she was to burn at the stake. This was a typical method of execution for those accused and found guilty of a sin against God and the church. It was thought that fire was the only way to kill the devil that must dwell inside of a person who, even after being tortured, did not confess their sins. The only reference that speaks of one gender not wearing the other's clothing is when it speaks of a man not wearing women's gowns. it does say a woman's hair is her glory. But, nothing about it being a sin if she chose to hack the stuff off. It does say long hair on a man was to be considered a shame.

Answer 3

In 1430, the Burgundians, England's allies, captured Joan in battle. They turned her over to the English. The English, in turn, handed her over to Church authorities to stand trial. Although the French king Charles VII owed his crown to Joan, he did nothing to rescue her. Condemned as a which and a heretic because of her caim to hear voices, Joan was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431.

Answer 4

Joan had led the French to several military victories that had seriously embarrassed and humiliated the British army and they wanted her dead. As it would not have been proper to execute her for military actions she took they concocted false charges of heresy and witchcraft. An ethnic French bishop who favored the Brits found her guilty and ordered her burned at the stake, the standard punishment for heretics at the time. The bishop had ordered her to cease wearing men's clothing as it was forbidden by a mandate in the Old Testament. She signed an agreement to stop wearing men's clothing. However, at night the British authorities removed the women's clothing from her cell forcing her to, once again, put men's clothing. The bishop said she was guilty of breaking her agreement and declared her a heretic. 25 years after her death, Joan was exonerated of all charges and, instead,the bishop was found guilty of heresy. He had died so could not experience the same fate as Joan.

Answer 5

Yes, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France, on May 30, 1431.

Answer 6

The official reason was that she was accused and found guilty of heresy. After her death, some 23 years later, a new trial found her innocent of the charges.