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Joan was not executed for witchcraft. She was executed under the pretense of being a heretic by a bishop who supported the British who Joan was trying to drive out of France. About 20 years after her execution she was totally exonerated of all charges against her. Unfortunately, this came too late to save Joan.
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ReneJoan 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.
Joan of Arc was in jail because she was captured by the Burgundians and handed over to the English, both of whom she had been fighting against. She was in jail during her trial for heresy, and while she waited to be burned at the stake after she was found guilty by a biased jury.
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How old was Joan of Arc when she was captured by the English?
Joan of Arc was 19 years old when she was sold to the English by the Burgundians and was executed.
In what town was Joan Arc killed?
Joan of Arc was tried and executed in the city of Rouen, which is in modern day northern France near the River Seine.
Where was Joan of Arc held?
She was held by the English in a tower in Rouen. She was also executed here.
What year did they go to court to prove that Joan of Arc was not a witch?
Joan was not executed for witchcraft. She was executed under the pretense of being a heretic by a bishop who supported the British who Joan was trying to drive out of France. About 20 years after her execution she was totally exonerated of all charges against her. Unfortunately, this came too late to save Joan. Joan of Arc died on May 30, 1431.
When did Joan of Arc talk to Saint Michael?
From the time she was around 13 years to around when she was 19 years, when she was executed.
