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C[H]erbourg {shair-boor'} is a town in Normandy in northwestern France. It is in the department of Manche on the English Channel and has a population of 27,121 (1990). A naval base and seaport, Cherbourg includes coal, timber, and shipbuilding among its industries. England and France vied for control of the city until Charles VII of France secured it in 1450. The harbor opens on a wide bay sheltered naturally on three sides. A fortified breakwater to the north was started by Louis XVI in 1776 and was completed in 1846.
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Romanticism drew painters to the Channel coasts of Normandy. Richard Parkes Bonington and J. M. W. Turner crossed the Channel from Great Britain, attracted by the light and landscapes. Théodore Géricault, a native of Rouen, was a notable figure in the Romantic movement. The competing Realist tendency was represented by Jean-François Millet, a native of La Hague.
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Based in Caudebec-en-Caux, Normandy, France, Revima APU is a joint venture company between Hamilton Sundstrand and EADS Sogerma Services. It was created in 2004 on the site of EADS Revima, an APU repair and overhaul shop with more than 34 years of experience. Revima APU has the capability of repairing and overhauling APUs for most Boeing and Airbus aircraft, along with regional aircraft produced by Embraer, Bombardier, Fokker, BAE Systems and Saab.
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The Scandinavian influence in Normandy is mostly visible through place and family names, and was important mostly in the coastal areas. There are very few archeological remains of the Norsemen and not the least artistic influence. The only influence of the Norsemen on the institutions was on maritime and criminal laws. In the beginning of Normandy, the Frankish institutions were adopted by the Scandinavian lords, who often bore two names (Rollon was ... called Robert) and married twice, according to the Christian and Danish (more Danico) rules.
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Owing to her geographical position, Normandy suffered heavily during the Hundred Years' War. In 1346 Edward III., at the instance of Godefroi d'Harcourt lord of Saint-Sauveur, invaded Normandy, landing at Saint-Vast-la-Hougue (July 12); and arriving at Caen on the 25th of July, he laid waste the country as far as Poissy. After the accession of John II. (1350), Normandy was again separated from the crown and given as ,an appanage to the dauphin Charles. The treaty of London (1359) stipulated for its cession to England, but the provisions of the treaty were modified by those of the treaty of Bretigny (1360), and it remained in the possession of France.
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