Woodcut of Joan of Arc, Tour Jeanne d'Arc, Rouen

How the English brought the Maid to Rouen and put her to death, woodcut by Martial dagAuvergne, 15th century, from the collection of Rouen Public Library, displayed in the Tour Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc Tower, the donjon or keep and only remaining part of the Chateau de Rouen, built 1204 by Philippe Auguste or King Philip II of France, in Rouen, Normandy, France. Joan of Arc was tried and tortured in this tower. It is a 3-storey building with one room per floor and a pointed roof which was rebuilt in the 19th century. The Tour Jeanne-d'Arc is listed as a monument historique. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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13432404

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45123012

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4466px x 3302px (5.6MB)

Credit

Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans

Source

Photograph by Manuel Cohen