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Question: Why did they sell Joan of Arc to the English!?
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After Charles became king, he and Joan disagreed on future strategy regarding the English and their allies, the Burgundians!. Charles VII wanted to negotiate!. Joan wanted to continue fighting!.

Unfortunately, "The Maid of Orleans" began to lose some of her battles!. In the spring of 1430, she was trapped!. While most of the townspeople were safely inside the walls of Compiegne, a town not far from Paris, Joan remained outside the walls, fighting!. Forced to raise the drawbridge to protect the people from the enemy, the officials of Compiegne unwittingly left Joan unprotected!. She was captured by the Burgundians on May 24, 1430!.

The tragedy of Joan's capture was that it was Frenchmen (albeit Burgundians) who et in motion the events that led to her trial and death!. Jean de Luxembourg, despite pleas from his wife not to betray Joan, sold Joan of Arc to the English for 10,000 gold livres and an annuity!. Joan was ultimately taken to the English-controlled town of Rouen where she was shackled to the wall of a dungeon!.

The English had lost more than their pride because of Joan of Arc!. How could a mere teenage girl have caused them to lose their highly prized French land!? No mere girl could do what Joan did!. If the English losses had been caused by witchcraft, the English would have a "reason" for their losses!. If Joan were a witch, she would have to stand trial for heresy!.

The English turned Joan over to the ecclesiastical (Church) authority!. Many charges were brought against Joan!. In addition to the charges of sorcery, heresy and witchcraft, Joan was also tried for the offense of wearing men's clothing!. At the time, women who wore men's clothes had committed an offense against the Church!.

The Bishop of Beauvis, Pierre Cauchon, could not have been happier with the opportunity Joan's capture gave him!. A greedy, self-absorbed man, he wanted to fill the vacant position of Archbishop of Rouen!. His ultimate objective was to become a Cardinal of the Catholic Church!. He saw Joan of Arc - and her trial - as the way to help him realize his ambitions!.




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She wasn't as far as I know!. She was captured near Margny by Burgundians who were allies of the British!. They refused to accept the ransom offered by the rival French faction and, instead, handed her over to the British!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com