I let out a long sigh. I felt I had been holding my breath for an hour. It was then I decided not to interview Joan about the last months of her life. Most of what happened to her once she arrived in Rouen as the property of the English is far too painful for me to ask her to recall and comment on. I decided to draw on the extensive records of the time for much of it and return to interviewing Joan when it seemed appropriate.
Joan was imprisoned in the second-largest tower of the castle at Rouen, facing the fields. She was not in a dungeon below ground, but she was in a room in the center of the tower with no windows. The room she was kept in was up a flight of eight stairs. The child King of England, Henry VI, and his court were also staying in the castle for part of the time, but Joan d
