Why did Charles VII not come to Joan of Arcs aid when she was being tried?
This one of the great mysteries of Saint Joan’s story. There may speculations but nothing conclusive. Perhaps he was glad to see her ‘out of his hair’ because he did not like being told what to do by a peasant. Maybe he believed that she was a witch and did deserve to die. Of course if that was true than he knew that his coronation was a lie and that he really was not King of France. So I don’t think that was the answer. Maybe he believed Joan of Arc was becoming more powerful and influential than he and he was jealous of her. Maybe he believed Joan was being punished by God for her sins. Any way, there was a Bishop at the time who wrote Charles urging him to do everything in his power to help and ransom Joan of Arc from the enemy or he would be guilty of “Monstrous Ingratitude.” The King ignored the Bishop’s letter.
