Trial of Joan of Arc

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Trial of Joan of Arc

Part of the Hundred Years' War
Joan of Arc is interrogated by The Cardinal of Winchester in her prison, 1431. Painting by Paul Delaroche (1797–1856), Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen.
Native name	Jeanne d'Arc
Date	9 January – 29 May 1431 (1431-01-09 – 1431-05-29)
Duration	Four and a half months
Location	Rouen, Normandy, France
Cause	English defeat at Compiègne
Outcome	Guilty
Convicted	Yes
Charges	Heresy
Verdict	Joan of Arc found guilty of heresy
Sentence	Death by burning

The Trial of Joan of Arc was a 15th century legal proceeding against Joan of Arc, a French military leader under Charles VII during the Hundred Years' War. During the siege of Compiègne in 1430, she was captured by Burgundian forces and subsequently sold to their English allies. She was prosecuted by a pro-English church court at Rouen, Normandy, in 1431. The court found her guilty of heresy and she was burned at the stake. The verdict was later nullified at Joan's rehabilitation trial, which was overseen by the Inquisitor-General, Jean Bréhal, in 1456. Considered a French national heroine, she was declared a saint by the Roman Catholic Church in 1920. The trial is one of the most famous in history, becoming the subject of many books and films.