Famous and decisive battles of the world; . rong and oppression have stained thefair fame of the great English nation, but blackest, foulest of all,was the humiliation, the ignominy, the indignities, indecencies,suffering, trial, tortures and death at the stake to which this poor,stricken, friendless girl was condemned by them. They carriedher to Rouen—far from possible rescue, even had the craven king ^2 ORLEANS. shte Tiiade,dare attempt such a thing, and he failed her utterly;he never so much as made the feeblest protest. She had been anhonoraole, chivalrous, merciful enemy. England loaded h
Famous and decisive battles of the world; . rong and oppression have stained thefair fame of the great English nation, but blackest, foulest of all,was the humiliation, the ignominy, the indignities, indecencies,suffering, trial, tortures and death at the stake to which this poor,stricken, friendless girl was condemned by them. They carriedher to Rouen—far from possible rescue, even had the craven king ^2 ORLEANS. shte Tiiade,dare attempt such a thing, and he failed her utterly;he never so much as made the feeblest protest. She had been anhonoraole, chivalrous, merciful enemy. England loaded herwith chcilns and curses; denied her the rites of the churchthat was her life, and burned her to death in the market-placeat Rouen, May 30, 1431. So perished the Maid of Orleans. After thi=. it is pleasing to record that the cause of England inFrance went rapidly to pieces. They were whipped on severalfields. The JDuke of Bedford died the following September, andtheir hold or -Al points south of the channel was soon lost tothem entirely. MONUMENT TO JOAN OF .ARC IN ROUEN. (Erected on the spot wliere she was burnt.)
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