The Trial of Joan of Arc

by Don Nardo

Describes the 1431 trial of Joan of Arc, along with biographical information and facts about the political and social forces that led to her being burned at the stake as a witch.

96 pages, Library Binding

First published June 1, 1997

About the author

Don Nardo (born February 22, 1947) is an American historian, composer, and writer. With close to four hundred and fifty published books, he is one of the most prolific authors in the United States, and one of the country's foremost writers of historical works for children and teens.

Reviews

[Vance J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting little book (about 85 pages of text). May be of use to someone who doesn’t know much about Saint Joan. The actual discussion of the trial could maybe have been a long magazine article, as the bulk of the book is taken up with how Saint Joan came to be tried (her history, her capture), and several vignettes that are more a distraction.

This is disappointing as the complete record of Saint Joan’s trial exists, and I was hopeful that the author would have focused more with these records in a book titled, after all, The Trial of Joan of Arc.