Joan of Arc (1412-1431) burned at the stake for heresy. Engraving by R. Brend'Amour. "La Ilustracion Iberica", 1885.

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Joan of Arc or The Maid of Orleans. Folk heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. She led the French army to several important victories against England during the Hundred Years' War, which paved the way for the coronation of Charles VII of France. She was burned at the stake for heresy. Engraving by R. Brend'Amour. "La Ilustracion Iberica", 1885.

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