In May 1428 she received a vision to go and see Charles VII, which would help her complete her mission. Her mission was to save France by expelling its enemies, and to install Charles VII as its rightful king. After attracting a small band of followers Joan cut her hair, dressed in men’s clothes and made the eleven day journey to see Charles VII. Charles VII did not trust anyone to lead his army let alone a peasant girl so he tested her. He told one of the members of the palace to sit on his throne to see if she would be able to …show more content…
In the midst of the battle Joan was thrown off her horse and was captured by the Burgundians. The Burgundians kept her hostage for several months before selling her off to the English. King Charles did not attempt to bring her back. There the English tried her for over seventy counts of heresy, witchcraft and dressing like a man. Before they decided to kill her they tried to torture her, but couldn’t break her. On May 29 1431 Joan was tried for heresy and was burned at the stake in front of 10,000 people. After her death the Hundred Years’ War continued and King Charles VII kept his status. He later had a retrial for her and pronounced her innocent. In 1920 she was declared a