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King Henry V of England invaded northern France.
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Joan of Arc began to have mystical visions encouraging her to lead a pious life.
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Joan’s visions instructed her to go to Vaucouleurs and contact Robert de Baudricourt, the garrison commander.
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He gave her a horse and an escort of several soldiers. Joan cropped her hair and dressed in men’s clothes for her 11-day journey across enemy territory to Chinon.
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King Charles VII ordered Joan of Arc to confront the Burgundian assault. During the battle, she was thrown off her horse and left outside the town’s gates. She was then held captive.
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Joan was interrogated nearly a dozen times by a tribunal, always keeping her humility and claim of innocence. Instead of being held in a church prison with nuns as guards, she was held in a military prison. Joan was threatened with rape and torture, but there is no record that either actually occurred.
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Joan was charged with 70 counts including witchcraft and dressing like a man.
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The tribunal announced Joan of Arc was guilty of heresy.
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Joan was taken to the marketplace and burned at the stake, in front of an estimated crowd of 10,000 people. She was only 19 nineteen years old.