Rouen, France. 24th May 1431. French patriot and martyr Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans) is tied to stake in the market place of Rouen to be burnt after being found guilty of religious and political sedition. She had claimed that she had heard the voices of

Rouen, France, 24th May 1431, French patriot and martyr Joan of Arc (Maid of Orleans) is tied to stake in the market place of Rouen to be burnt after being found guilty of religious and political sedition, She had claimed that she had heard the voices of St, Michael, St, Catherine and St, Margaret bidding her rescue Paris from English domination in the Hundred Years War (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)