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30th May 1431: Joan of Arc executed in the French city of Rouen for heresy

30th May 2022
Tagged as: Burning, Christianity, England, Execution, France, Heresy, Hundred Years War, Joan of Arc, Paris, Witchcraft

Joan was accused of being a witch and a heretic due to the voices she heard and visions she witnessed, but the crime that condemned her to death was that of wearing men’s clothing.

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30th May 1431: Joan of Arc executed in the French city of Rouen for heresy

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