Joan
of Arc is thought to have handed the ring to England's Cardinal Henry
Beaufort on the eve of her execution in 1431 Photo: CASCADE NEWS
A ring believed to have belonged to
Joan of Arc is being returned to France for the first time in 600 years
after being sold at auction for almost £300,000.
The ring was bought by the Puy du Fou foundation, which runs a
historical theme park in France, at auction in London for around 30
times its estimate.
The Puy foundation said the ring's return to France was highly symbolic.
The news was greeted by those on the Far Right in France, for whom this has become something of a cause célèbre.
Front National leader Marine le Penn sent a thank you message on
Twitter to Philippe de Villiers, the founder of Puy du Fou, for bringing
the ring back to France. Read the rest of this article...
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