February 21 1431

Trial Against Joan of Arc begins

The trial of Joan of Arc, which took place before an English-backed church in Rouen, France in the first half of the the year 1431, in the minds of many people. one of the most significant and moving trials ever conducted in human history. It culminated in the execution of the person known to history as Joan of Arc, the young French peasant girl who was defendant in the case. The trial verdict would later be reversed on appeal by the Inquisitor-General, thereby completely exonerating her. She is now a French national heroine and Saint of the Roman Catholic Church.