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The bishop had found an obscure mandate in the Old Testament that women were forbidden from wearing men's clothing. He had Joan sign a promise that she would no longer wear men's clothing. Joan signed it even though she could not read. At night British authorities removed all the female clothing from Joan's cell which forced her to, once again, wear the clothing of a man that remained. By wearing the clothing of a man, Joanmwas also protecting herself from being raped. She was found guilty of violating her promise and declared to be a heretic. She had been set up.
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Why was Saint Joan of Arc executed?
She was found guilty of heresy by clergy members who were loyal to the British.
Why did they burn Joan of Arc at the stake?
Joan had been found guilty in a rigged trial of heresy in an ecclesiastical court and the punishment for heresy was death by being burned at the stake.
What is the climax of the story of Joan of Arc?
The climax came when Joan was found guilty of heresy in a fradulent trial and burned at the stake as punishment on May 30, 1431.
Why did the English want Joan of Arc to be guilty of heresy?
As a prisoner of war she could not be condemned to death by the civil government. However, if she were tried in an ecclesiastical court and found guilty of heresy, she could be executed by the Church. The British wanted her dead.
Did the Church have anything to do with Joan of Arc's death?
The Church, no, It was an ethnic French bishop who supported the British who condemned Joan to death for heresy, not the Church. When an investigation was completed 25 years after Joan's death, Joan was found to have been innocent of all charges but the bishop was found to have been guilty of heresy instead.
Why was Joan of Arc tried for heresy?
The presiding bishop could find nothing heretical in any thing Joan said so ultimately found her guilty of wearing men's clothing which was forbidden in the Old Testament.
What happen to Joan of Arc?
In her final battle against the Burgundians who supported the British, Joan was captured and sold to the Brits. They gave her a rigged Church trial at which she was found guilty of heresy and ordered to be burned at the stake
What was Joan of Arc tried for when she was captured?
Joan was denied legal counsel as well as witnesses who could speak in her defense.
Was Joan of Arc convicted as a witch?
No. She was at first convicted of heresy, which was later overturned 23 years after her death.
Was Joan of Arc executed by the English and became a martyr?
Joan of Arc was executed in 1431 by the English in a politically motivated Heresy trial. 25 Years later the Church conducted their own inquisition and declared Joan innocent and a Martyr.
Why was Joan of Arc hanged?
Joan was not hanged, she was burned at the stake. 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. 25 years after her death, Joan was exonerated of all charges and, instead, the bishop was found guilty of heresy. He had since died so could not experience the same fate as Joan.
How Joan of Arc or Jehanne d'Arc die?
Jeanne d'Arc or Joan of Arc was executed in 1431 for heresy. She was burned at the stake. However, 25 years later, her trial was appealed and the Church declared her innocent and a Martyr
