RT by @mikenov: On this day in 1430, the teenaged French heroine Joan of Arc is captured by pro-English Burgundians at Compiègne. A year later, she’ll be tried for the crimes of heresy and cross-dressing and burned at the stake.

On this day in 1430, the teenaged French heroine Joan of Arc is captured by pro-English Burgundians at Compiègne. A year later, she’ll be tried for the crimes of heresy and cross-dressing and burned at the stake. pic.twitter.com/IInFTxJa37

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