* Seen as a national heroine and a saint
* Credited with saving France from the English during the Hundred Years' War
* Considered a symbol of French unity and independence
* Her death seen as a great tragedy and injustice
English view of Joan of Arc
* Seen as a witch and a heretic
* Blamed for the English defeat at the Battle of Patay
* Considered a threat to English rule in France
* Her death seen as a just punishment for her crimes