Today Joan of Arc is known primarily as a religious martyr, but what popular culture often forgets is how closely religion and politics are intertwined in her story. His decision to raise an army and ensure that Charles VII was placed on the throne of France was motivated by religious devotion, but to ensure that the mission was successful required military and political experience, two qualities that tend to mix poorly with religious piety. The more time Joan spent in the spotlight, the more her religious vocation became confused with political concerns. Joan of Arc's trial testimony remains the primary source from which scholars can deduce her motivations, but even that fails to present a clear overview of her beliefs. Pernoud and Clin note that Joan's direct testimony underwent several transformations, including the transition from French to Latin and from direct to indirect speech: Some speculate that Cauchon and his associates wanted two contradictory outcomes: they wanted to preserve the transcript, but they did not want that Joan seemed so persuasive, and the strength of her personality could be toned down in indirect speech. Their worried reaction to his answers is attested even more strikingly by the presence of numerous deletions in the French shorthand documentation. But the most important reason why Joan of Arc's testimony fails to provide a clear picture of her beliefs is that Joan herself lacked clarity about how best to fulfill her mission following the coronation of Charles VII. Without the direction of Charles, who had pledged to maintain a truce with the Burgundians, Joan became frustrated. She “realized that the great coronation army, unified by a common hope, was receding. The very moment of the triumph - the anointing of Rheims - marked a reversal of the... middle of paper......t that the Burgundians liked:And you know this through the revelation of the SS. Katherine and Margaret, who often speak to her in French and not English, as they are not on their side. And since she knew by revelation that the rumors supported the prince mentioned above, she did not like the Burgundians. While her interlocutors were able to accuse her of legitimate crimes, such as failing to properly submit to the Church Militant, Joan of Arc's real crime was attempting to gain power disproportionate to her gender and the time in which she lived. Although he died young, his place in history was sealed along with his fate. Works Cited Joan of Arc: La Pucelle. Trans. Craig Taylor. Manchester, UK: Manchester University Press, 2006. Print.Pernoud, Régine and Marie-Véronique Clin. Joan of Arc: her story. New York City: St. Martin's Press, 1999. Print.