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Why did the French government allow the English to burn Joan of Arc at the stake?
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∙ 13y ago
a) she had outlived her usefulness
b) she was the prisoner, not of the English, but of the Church.
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Who was the French woman who heard the voices of angels and was burned at the stake?
There were several over the centuries, but by far the most famous was known as Jeanne d'Arc (in English, Joan of Arc).
What was at stake in the battle of Hasting?
It is the year 1066, and England's king, Edward the Confessor, is dead. The succession to his throne has been claimed by three men
Who was burned at the stake twice?
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake, the English then burn her remains two additional times until they were turned to ash. They then threw the ashes into the Seine River. They did this because they did not want any possible relic to be left behind as a symbol the French could rally around.
What led to Joan of Arc's death?
While she was fighting for the French, Joan of Arc was caught by their enemy; the English. The English put her on trial and charged her with being a witch. She was found guilty and burned at the stake. Soon after, the French defeated the English and won the war. A long time later, Joan of Arc was declared to be a saint by the Catholic Church.
What is the French view of Joan of Arc?
Joan of Arc was one of the best people in the world. She was trying to recover her homeland from the English. She helped the French. She was taken captive, and was killed at the stake.
How were the English and french governments of the late 1600s similar or different?
The English government had a Queen while the French had a king. Both countries believed in the divine right of monarchs and had ties to the Capet Dynasty of the 600's. The French king had a tendency to order senseless beheading while the English preferred burning people at the stake.
This j led the french army against the English and was burnt at the stake?
Joan of Arc
What is 'poteau' when translated from French to English?
"poteau" is the French word for stake or pole. "poteau" also means "buddy", but the shorter version "pote" is more common.
Did the Enlgish burn Joan of Arc at the stake?
yes well..actually she was burned at the stake in France by French Catholic clerics with the encouragement and support of the English for alleged heresy against the Catholic Church with the real reason being that she was SAVING France from the English. Funny huh..restored French sovereignity by driving out the English AND lived a life of such devotion to the Catholic faith that she was canonized by the Catholic Church as a beutific example of following the faith. and gets burned at the stake for allegedly being an enemy of the Catholic Church by FRENCH CATHOLICS
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What was the cause of hundred years of war?
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What cause of the hundred years war?
The English king made claims to the French throne, The French king wanted control of the English provinces in France that the English had controlled since Norman times, Land and honor were at stake, The French and English valued land and needed more land to ward off famine.
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What was the cause the hundred years war?
The English king made claims to the French throne, The French king wanted control of the English provinces in France that the English had controlled since Norman times, Land and honor were at stake, The French and English valued land and needed more land to ward off famine.
What was the caused of the hundred year's war?
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