Paris and London are fighting to ring Joan of Arc

World March 21, 2016 19:31

- A ring that's been in all probability the legendary Joan of Arc, is the subject of legal battles between France and England.

Ring freedom fighter from the Hundred Years War was between the two countries (1337-1453) deprived of her execution in 1431 and as war booty taken to England. As the jewel was auctioned last month for converted 384 000. The lucky new owner is a historic amusement park near Nantes, which the ring Sunday with many quasi-medieval spectacle reaped.

The British government, however, has triggered a lawyer behind the ring because of,, large national symbolic importance '' and was needed special permission to transport the jewelery from England. The ring must according to London back to England, where a British buyer gets the chance to lay down an equal amount.

The owner of the theme park confirms that he has been asked to return the ring.,, It is inconceivable that France leaves the ring and comes back to the market to make a bid a British buyer, '' Nicolas de Villier told The Telegraph. Claims to reclaim the ring, according to him,, deeply traumatic for France '.

The peasant girl Joan of Arc fought in the Hundred Years War along dressed as a man to drive the English out of France. She played a crucial role and said he was inspired by visions. However, she was betrayed and sold to the English, who condemned her for heresy to the stake.

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