ARLETTE'S FOUNTAIN The birth of a myth
Falaise
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WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR'S CASTLE A testimony to Anglo-Norman architecture
RYES, THE 'SENTE AU BATARD' A decisive place of refuge in times of conspiracy and rebellion – late 1046 to early 1047
Ryes
THE BATTLE OF VAL-ES-DUNES William, Duke of Normandy and Henry I, King of France, victorious over the rebellious Norman barons
Bellengreville, opposite the battlefield
VARAVILLE - 1057 William's cunning against Henry I, King of France
Varaville
DIVES SUR MER, THE CHURCH OF NOTRE DAME (11TH CENTURY) William the Conqueror's companions
Dives sur Mer
THE LADIES' ABBEY - 1066 An abbey for the duchess, a burial place for the queen.
Caen
SAINT-PIERRE-SUR-DIVES, THE ABBEY - 1067 William the Conqueror encouraged monastic foundations
Saint-Pierre-sur-Dives
THE MEN'S ABBEY - 1077 'Here lies the invincible William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy and King of England, founder of this edifice, deceased in 1087.' (Latin inscription on the present-day funeral stone)
CAEN CASTLE 1060, William of Normandy established a new stronghold, in Caen
THE OLIVET CASTLE MOUND - GRIMBOSQ The seigneurial order was established in the 11th century
Grimbosq
BAYEUX CATHEDRAL William used the Church's great authority to reinforce his power
Bayeux
THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY '1066: when the Normans landed in England...'
THE CHURCH OF SAINT NICOLAS, CAEN - 1083 The original purity of Norman Romanesque style architecture
CHURCH OF SAINT LAURENT, FALAISE - 11th CENTURY One of William's contemporary churches
CHURCH OF SAINT MARTIN, RYES The church was under the patronage of the Abbot of Fécamp
CHURCH OF SAINT PIERRE, THAON - 11TH CENTURY A Romanesque sanctuary in the heart of the countryside.
Thaon
CHURCH OF SAINT SAMSON, OUISTREHAM The church is a dependency of the Ladies' Abbey in Caen.
Ouistreham
THE CHATEAU GANNE IN LA POMMERAYE From history to legend
La Pommeraye
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The epic adventure narrated to children.
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