LYCOS RETRIEVER 
Normandy
built 633 days ago
In spite of the success of Protestant ideas... the Catholic party of the League succeeded after 1588 in establishing itself in Normandy, and King Henry IV. had to conquer it by force of arms. The most famous engagements during this expedition were the victories of Henry IV. at Argues and Ivry, but he failed to take Rouen, which was defended by Alexander Farnese, duke of Parma, and only surrendered after the abjuration of the king.
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Rouen Cathedral