Joan of Arc's Trial Begins: France Burns Its Own Hero
She was nineteen. Chained. Alone. And facing a kangaroo court designed to destroy her before she could speak. The English wanted more than her death—they wanted her reputation obliterated. Joan, the teenage peasant who'd driven them from French territories, would be tried for heresy, witchcraft, and cross-dressing. Her real crime? Threatening English military power with nothing more than faith, a sword, and an impossible conviction that God spoke directly to her.
January 9, 1431
595 years ago
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