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Normandy: Bayeux Tapestry
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Bayeux was the first town to be liberated during the Battle of Normandy, so there is much history here. Perhaps best known is the Bayeux Tapestry, depicting William of Normandy's 1066 conquest of England.
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Other Norsemen settled in Normandy, for instance Danes from England near Bayeux and Norwegians from Ireland in the Cotentin. In 923 and 933, Rollon was allowed by the king of France to take control of these areas, which was a fairly difficult task. The borders of Normandy in the middle of the Xth century were more or less those of the former ecclesiastic province of Rouen. The only missing part was the eastern Vexin, which remained in the royal domain as the Vexin français, as opposed to the western part, incorporated to Normandy as the Vexin normand, the border being the river Epte. The only significant later modification of the territory of Normandy was the incorporation of the Passais, near the city of Domfront, around 1050. The stability of the borders of Normandy is a noticeable exception in the medieval word.
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The largest military landing in history took place in Normandy on June 6, 1944. Monuments, museums, bunkers and cemeteries are a living commemoration to the Battle of Normandy. A perfect base from which to tour the beaches, the tiny town of Bayeux is built around the magnificent Cathedral of Notre-Dame and is home to the 200-foot long Bayeux Tapestry, a world famous masterpiece whose cartoon like scenes depict the epic tale of William the Conqueror's expedition to England in the 11th century. More information: Caen & Bayeux Information
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