Joan of Arc was imprisoned in Rouen Castle during her 1431 trial.
The castle, built under the authority of the English administration, served as the setting for the proceedings and for Joan’s confinement. The surviving tower commonly associated with her imprisonment is known as the Joan of Arc Tower, or Tour Jeanne-d’Arc.
Joan was captured at Compiègne in 1430 and eventually transferred to English custody. Her trial began in Rouen in February 1431, with Pierre Cauchon presiding. She was condemned and executed in the city on 30 May 1431.
The castle itself has not survived intact. Modern visitors should distinguish the historical Rouen Castle from the surviving tower and from other castles connected with Joan, such as Chinon, where she met Charles VII before her military career.