Walter de Luci, who died OTD in 1171, was a Benedictine monk at Lonlay-l'Abbaye in #Normandy before being elected Abbot of Battle Abbey in Sussex, England https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/jumieges-abbey/?s=mb #travel #France #history

If anyone out there was thinking about escaping to rural #France, friends of mine are selling their beautiful house in #Normandy

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#house #forsale #property #EU #home #countryside

🏖️ Where history changed forever: 5 must-visit Normandy beaches for your first D-Day trip ✈️

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"But now the days are short I'm in the autumn of the year And now I think of my life as vintage wine From fine old kegs From the brim to the dregs It poured sweet and clear It was a very good year" -- Frank Sinatra Calvados country, Normandy, France #photography #France #Normandy #blackandwhite

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British Commandos of 1st Special Service Brigade shortly after making it off Sword Beach - Normandy, 6th June 1944. Credit : IWM. Colour by Royston #ww2 #worldwar2 #commandos #normandy #france #dday #sword #beach #liberation

Today is the feast day of Loyer, Bishop of Séez in mid 8th century #Normandy https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/jumieges-abbey/?s=mb #travel #history

Today is the feast day of Gervold, a monk of Fontenelle and from 787 Bishop of Evreux in #Normandy https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/etretat-fecamp/?s=mb #travel #France #history

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#History of the #BrithishIsles
#InvasionsOfIreland
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...Battle of #Clontarf."

After the famous Battle of #Hastings, the Duke of #Normandy, the #Viking descendant, #WilliamTheConqueror became the #English king.

"To help take back his kingdom, [Irish King] #MacMurchada invited the #Normans to Ireland in 1169. The move soon backfired when the #Normans [King #HenryII] took his domain for themselves.

The #Norman invasion was a watershed in the history of Ireland, 👉marking the...

American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secured the town of Carentan OTD in 1944 in #Normandy https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/normandy/sainte-mere-eglise.html?s=mb #travel #France #history

American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secured the town of Carentan OTD in 1944 in #Normandy https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/normandy/brecourt-manor.html?s=mb #travel #France #history

NEW! White Ocean Cliff, Les-Petites-Dalles, Normandy, France. October 2024. Ref-11989
https://www.denisolivier.com/photography/white-ocean-cliff-les-petites-dalles-normandy-france/en/11989
#fp4 #beach #tasfilmprocessor #water #normandy #heiland #atlantic #coast #ocean #wall #adoxxt3 #horizon #lespetitesdalles #cliff #ilfordfp4

American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secured the town of Carentan OTD in 1944 in #Normandy https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/france/normandy/?s=mb #travel #France #history

Plage du Havre #plage #france #normandy

NEW! Water Memorial, American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. October 2024. Ref-11988
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US soldiers aboard a LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel), approach Omaha Beach sometime after the initial D-day landings - Normandy, France, June 1944 #ww2 #worldwar2 #normandy #france #dday #usarmy #omaha #omahabeach