uccessful attack, Joan fell into the hands of the English, who, along with their supporters, put

Joan on trial for heresy. Joan was

tried, condemned for heresy, and burned at the stake in 1431.
Despite the execution of Joan of Arc, the tide turned in favor of France and the English slowly lost their grip. By 1450, Calais
remained the last English stronghold in France. Three years later, the French won the final battle of the war, the Battle of Castillon.
There was no treaty; the two exhausted pugilists simply quit fighting.

As a Matter of Fact
During World War II, the Vichy Regime of Nazi-occupied France (see Chapter 21) used Joan of Arc as a propaganda tool. The
Vichy Regime hoped to inspire in the French a new sense of national pride and confidence in the new government. The Vichy Regime
also hoped the use of Joan of Arc would inspire anti-English sentiments. The French Resistance, on the other hand, used Joan of Arc
to fight the Vichy Regime. The Resistance played up Joan’s efforts to liberate France from invaders and emphasized that Joan was a
native of the region of Lorraine, occupied by the Nazis during the war.

From Two Kingdoms to Two Nations

Technically, France won the war, but only because they effectively rid themselves of the English. Practically speaking, both
sides suffered tremendous losses, and both were economically devastated by the war