BURGUNDY: Churchill v. History

A serious war crimes charge was leveled last week at the Duchy of Burgundy and its ruler, Philip the Good (1419-67). During a visit to the historical library of France's National Assembly, Winston Churchill was shown the original document condemning to death one Joan, sometimes called the Maid, a relapsed heretic. Churchill studied the document and felt called upon to defend England's role in the affair. "It wasn't us who did it," he growled. "It was the Burgundians."* Historian Churchill further remarked to his French guides: "You will probably find somewhere in these books that the French used to call...

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