The trial of Joan of Arc

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The trial of Joan of Arc — The heresy trial held at Rouen in 1431
Four and a half months of interrogation before university judges committed to the dual monarchy, with no counsel for the accused, as was the rule. The sentence was annulled twenty-five years later, after a hundred witnesses had been heard. (Editorial synthesis)
The trial of Joan of Arc began on 9 January 1431 (Julian calendar). (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
The trial of Joan of Arc took place in Rouen. (source: Encyclopædia Universalis)
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