Appendix

It is impossible to compile a chronological statement of all the events in the life of Joan of Arc, as many of the dates are uncertain and some are unknown, but those given below are measurably accurate.

1411 Born at Domremy, France.
1422 Henry VI. of England proclaimed King of France.
1428 The Voices bid Joan to crown the Dauphin and raise the siege of Orleans.
1429 Joan goes to the Dauphin and recognizes him as the disguised king; is placed in command of the Army; enters Orleans, April 29, and forces the English to raise the siege, May 8; subsequently captures Jargeau, Beaugency, and other cities, and overwhelmingly defeats the English at Patay; leads the Dauphin to Rheims, and assists at his coronation; is ennobled, Dec. 29.
1430 Joan is taken prisoner at Compiègne, May 24.
1431 Joan is sold to the English and delivered by them to the Inquisition, Jan. 3; at her first trial is declared guilty of heresy and sorcery and sentenced to imprisonment for life; at her second trial upon charges of “heresy, relapse, apostasy, and idolatry” is sentenced to be burned at the stake; her death, May 30.
1456 Sentence revoked by the Pope.
1904 Preliminary steps toward canonization of Joan taken at Rome.