Joan of Arc's trial transcripts offer many insights into her fascinating life. She communicated with the dead--daily--leading the trial judges to say she was a witch. She predicted the future--accurately--on many occasions, which was confirmed by many sober witnesses who gave testimony. She also claimed--many times--to be "the miraculous virgin" who was prophesied to save the Kingdom of France. Scholarly debate continues to this day on the source of Joan's "Voices" (the interior locutions that guided her). Some say Joan suffered from delusions, but those Voices were the source of her...
Joan of Arc's trial transcripts offer many insights into her fascinating life. She communicated with the dead--daily--leading the trial judges to s...