11. Joan Was Put Through a Sham Trial
Joan’s trial for heresy was a blatant miscarriage of justice—her judges were handpicked enemies, not impartial arbiters. She was denied counsel, bullied, and subjected to endless questioning without the legal protections given to others, even by medieval standards. Compared to today’s standards, the proceedings were overtly rigged, making her courageous resistance all the more remarkable in the face of such systematic injustice.
