where Joan was held pending her execution, was built by the French king Philip II in the early 1200s. The keep, now called the Tower of Joan of Arc is the only surviving structure. Photograph by G.

1455: Joan of Arc - Burnt on a stake in a public square ... the original site of her public execution. In 1456 her sentence was ruled null and void, elevating her to the status of French heroine ...

Her trial and execution were politically motivated ... Centuries later, she was canonized as a saint, and today, the Church of Joan of Arc stands as a tribute to her enduring legacy.

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