How did St. Joan of Arc try to escape from John of Luxembourg’s castle?

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Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres showing Joan of Arc in armor holding a banner at an altar during the coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral, with figures praying behind her. — St. Joan of Arc *Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in Reims Cathedral*, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1854; in the Louvre, Paris.

While imprisoned in one of John of Luxembourg’s castles, St. Joan of Arc attempted to escape by jumping from the top of a tower. She fell into the moat and was rendered unconscious, though she was not seriously injured during the attempt.1

Her desire to escape was driven by her deep distress over the predicament of Compiègne, which she had been defending prior to her capture. Following this incident, she was moved to a more distant castle and eventually transferred to Arras. Later, during her trial at Rouen, this escape attempt was cited by her judges as evidence of attempted suicide, a charge she faced alongside others during the proceedings.12