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The Constable, Artur of Richmond, the Count of Dunois, and other brave leaders, continued to attack the English. THE CONSTABLE ARCHIEUX OF RICHMOND THE COUNT OF GENOIS AND OTHER BRAVE LEADERS CONTINUED TO ATTACK THE ENGLISH
hen she said her work was done, and would have returned home; but, though the wretched king and his court never appreciated her, they thought her useful with the soldiers, and would not let her leave them. She had lost her heart and hope, and the men began to be angered at her for putting down all vice and foul language. The captains were envious of her; and at last, when she had led a sally out of the besieged town of Compiègne, the gates were shut, and she was made prisoner by a Burgundian, John of Luxembourg. The Burgundians hated her even more than the English. The inquisitor was of their party, and a court was held at Rouen, which condemned her to die as a witch. Bedford consented, but left the city before the execution. Her own king made no effort to save her, though, many years later, he caused enquiries to be made, established her innocence, ennobled her family, and freed her village from taxation. 12. Recovery of France (1434--1450).--But though Joan was gone, her work lasted. WNED THEN SHE SAID HER WORK WAS DONE AND WOULD HAVE RETURNED HOME BUT THOUGH THE WRETCHED KING AND HIS COURT NEVER APPRECIATED HER THEY THOUGHT HER USEFUL WITH THE SOLDIERS AND WOULD NOT LET HER LEAVE THEM SHE HAD LOST HER HEART AND HOPE AND THE MEN BEGAN TO BE ANGERED AT HER FOR PUTTING DOWN ALL VICE AND FOUL LANGUAGE THE CAPTAINS WERE ENVIOUS OF HER AND AT LAST WHEN SHE HAD LED A SALLY OUT OF THE BESIEGED TOWN OF COMPIEGNE THE GATES WERE SHUT AND SHE WAS MADE PRISONER BY A BURGUNDIAN JOHN OF LUXEMBOURG THE BURGUNDIANS HATED HER EVEN MORE THAN THE ENGLISH THE INQUISITOR WAS OF THEIR PARTY AND A COURT WAS HELD AT A HORN WHICH CONDEMNED HER TO DIE AS A WITCH BEDFORD CONSENTED BUT HE LEFT THE CITY BEFORE THE EXECUTION HER OWN KING MADE NO EFFORT TO SAVE HER THOUGH MANY YEARS LATER HE CAUSED INQUIRIES TO BE MADE ESTABLISHED HER INNOCENCE ENNOBLED HER FAMILY AND FREED HER VILLAGE FROM TAXATION TWELVE RECOVERY OF FRANCE FOURTEEN THIRTY FOURTEEN FIFTY BUT THOUGH JOAN WAS GONE HER WORK LASTED
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