This is a timeline of events in the life of Joan of Arc, born in 1412 and burned at the stake for heresy and witchcraft in 1431. A deeply religious women, she believed God wanted her to lead the French army against the English during the Hundred Years' War. She defeated the English in several battles, becoming one of the most famous people of the Middle Ages in Europe. After her capture by the Burgundians, allies of England, she was sentenced to death for heresy.