Bas-Relief of Joan in prison Joan of Arc had been incarcerated in a room in the castle of Rouen since the first days of her trial. The conditions of imprisonment were, by most accounts ...

After being captured by French soldiers from an opposing faction, Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans, is unjustly tried by an ecclesiastical court overseen by her English enemies.

A reconstruction of the trial of Joan of Arc (based entirely on the transcripts of the real-life trial), concerning Joan's imprisonment, interrogation and final execution at the hands of the ...

The transcript of Joan’s trial, which details the acts of cruelty ... Carl Theodore Dreyer’s silent film The Passion of Joan ...

Her trial and execution were politically motivated ... Centuries later, she was canonized as a saint, and today, the Church of Joan of Arc stands as a tribute to her enduring legacy.

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