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The burning of the Cathar heretics

Jeanne Daubenton

Jeanne Daubenton was a member of a group known as the Turlupins. This was a religious sect that was also known as the Society of the Poor or Fellowship of Poverty. In the second half… 

Catherine de la Rochelle

Catherine de La Rochelle

Catherine de La Rochelle was a mystic who was referred to in the Trial of Joan of Arc. She, along with Brother Richard, are the two known named visionaries whom Joan of Arc met in… 

Eleanor Cobham and Humphrey duke of Gloucester

Eleanor Cobham

Eleanor Cobham is famed for being a royal witch. Born in 1400, Eleanor Cobham was the fourth eldest child of Sir Reginald Cobham and his first wife, also called Eleanor. From this position as a… 

Trial of Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, had been captured by Burgundians at Compiegne in 1430. In a short period of time Joan had convinced nobles and royals that she saw visions and would lead…