Normandy

Normandy is a region of north western France. Its varied coastline includes white-chalk cliffs and WWII beachheads, including Omaha Beach, site of the famous D-Day landing. Just off the coast, the rocky island of Mont-Saint-Michel is topped by a soaring Gothic abbey. The city of Rouen, dominated by Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Rouen, is where military leader and Catholic saint Joan of Arc was executed in 1431.

Normandy's name comes from the settlement of the territory by Vikings ("Northmen") starting in the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century between King Charles III of France and the Viking jarl Rollo. For almost 150 years following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by having the same person reign as both Duke of Normandy and King of England.

Rollo's descendant William became king of England in 1066 after defeating Harold Godwinson, the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings, at the Battle of Hastings, while retaining the fiefdom of Normandy for himself and his descendants.

Normandy is most famous for the WW2 beach head landings of the allied army to retake Europe from the Germans. It is also famous for the most spectacular French cathedral other than Notre Dame in Paris - Mont Saint Michel.

Mont Saint Michel

 

Saint Ceneri le Gerei

 

Clecy

 

Andelys

 

 

Etretat

 

Rouen Cathedral

Omaha Beach - "Lest we Forget"

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