Burned as a heretic in 1431 ... delivered into the hands of the justice of the Church.” The Maid was Joan of Arc, whose role in liberating the city of Orléans in 1429 had put courage back ...

One of the most famous cases is that of Joan of Arc, who was burned at the stake in 1431. Joan, a young peasant woman who ...

The teenaged Joan of Arc became a heroine after leading the French army to victory in Orléans in 1429 before being burned at ...

She was burned for heresy in the Market Place of ... the 550th anniversary of the liberation of Orléans by Joan of Arc. I have spoken about her in England and France many times since, and look ...