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She continued to wear men's clothes for the remainder of her life.
This overstates the timeline. After her abjuration in May 1431, Joan was made to wear women’s clothing before later resuming male attire.
Full reasoning
The claim is too absolute. Joan did not wear men’s clothes continuously for the rest of her life.
Multiple accounts say that after her abjuration on 24 May 1431, she put on women’s clothing. She only resumed male clothing a few days later in prison, which then became the basis for accusing her of "relapse."
So the accurate statement would be that Joan wore men’s clothes for most of the period from her departure from Vaucouleurs until shortly before her execution, except for the interval after her abjuration when she wore women’s clothing.
2 sources
- Joan of Arc: Cross-dressing Issue
According to the later admissions of the tribunal members, she was forced to give up this male clothing on May 24th... From the deposition of Friar Isambart de la Pierre: 'after her abjuration she put on female clothing'.
- Britannica — St. Joan of Arc: Capture, trial, and execution
The vice-inquisitor had ordered Joan to put on women’s clothes, and she obeyed. But two or three days later... they found her again in male attire.