How was Joan of Arc killed in 1431 after she was captured by the Burgundians, sold to the English and tried by an ecclesiastical court?
Joan of Arc (1948 film) the tale. The actual story of Joan then begins, from the time she becomes convinced that she has been divinely called to save France to her being burnt at the stake at the hands of the English and the Burgundians. At Domrémy, Joan's Birthplace in Lorraine, December 1428 At Vaucouleurs, February 1429 The Court of Charles VII at Chinon, March 1429 The Army at the Battle of Orléans, May 1429 The Enemy The Trial at Rouen, February 21 to May 30, 1431 "Joan of Arc" was made in 1947–1948 by an independent company, Sierra Pictures, created especially for this production,
Trial of Joan of Arc Trial of Joan of Arc The trial of Joan of Arc, which was overseen by an English-backed church court at Rouen, Normandy in the first half of 1431, was one of the more famous trials in history, becoming the subject of many books and films. It culminated in the execution of the person known to history as Joan of Arc, the young French peasant girl who was the defendant in the case. The trial verdict was later reversed on appeal by Jean Bréhal, the Inquisitor-General in 1456, thereby completely exonerating her. Considered a French national heroine, she was declared a