The Church acted quickly. As soon as news of her capture was known in Paris, the Vicar General of the Inquisition sent a letter to the Duke of Burgundy demanding that she be handed over to the church.
Letters were sent to Jean of Luxembourg by the University of Paris, demanding that she be handed over to them to be tried for idolatry and other matters.” The University of Paris was a church institute, not a university as we understand the term today. It consisted of the most eminent churchmen and had the highest authority. When Joan’s herald, Guienne, was imprisoned by the English at Orléans, they sent off to the University of Paris to get permission to burn him.
Sitting beside me, Joan remained silent, and I considered the politics surrounding her at the time of her capture.
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