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This article claims that Joan of Arc was betrayed by her own side, which has been debunked by historians:
it's based on the misconception that Charles VII could have "bid for her life" at "auction" although there was no auction (she was transferred from the Burgundian faction to their English allies as a result of a private deal between them). 15th century sources say Charles VII tried to ransom her but the Burgundians refused. The article also says she was accused of "wearing men’s clothes", which is misleading since the "men's clothes" were just the soldiers riding outfit and other clothing that had been given to her to wear in the army. The pro-English tribunal couldn't find any other excuse to convict her, according to dozens of eyewitnesses who had taken part in the trial: e.g., the bailiff, Jehan Massieu, later said that the guards manipulated her into a "relapse" by taking away her dress and forcing her to put the soldier's clothing back on, then the judge condemned her to death.