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The castle was constructed on a hillock and is now in the middle of the city. With an area of 5.5 hectares, it is one of the largest castles in Western Europe. It remained an essential feature of Norman strategy and policy. The Romanesque Exchequer of Normandy, inside the walls of the castle of Caen. Today, the castle serves as a museum that houses
Caen is connected to the rest of France by motorways to Paris , Brittany and Southern France and to Le Mans and central France (A88–A28). The A13 and A88 are toll roads while the A84 is a toll-free motorway.
912 – Caen becomes western capital of Normandy. [1] 1060 – Château de Caen (castle) built by William the Conqueror (approximate date). [2] 1063 - Abbey of Saint-Étienne, Caen founded by William the Conqueror. [2] 1077 – Saint Stephen's Church, Caen consecrated. [2] 1087 – Burial of William the Conqueror. [1] 1314 – Public clock ...
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Tomb of William the Conqueror (d.1087). The concurrent founding of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne to the west of the Caen Castle and the Abbey of Sainte-Trinité (Abbaye aux Dames) to its East were to enhance the development of the new ducal capital, and may have been a result of the reconciliation process of William, Duke of Normandy (soon after to become William I, King of England), and Pope ...
Roger had built Devizes Castle, [7] described by Henry of Huntingdon as "the most splendid castle in Europe". [2] [8] He and his nephews seem to have secured a number of castles outside their own dioceses, and the old bishop behaved as if he were an equal of the King. At a council held in June 1139, Stephen found a pretext for demanding a ...
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Church of St. Pierre seen from the ramparts of the Château de Caen. The Church of Saint-Pierre (French: Église Saint-Pierre) is a Roman Catholic church located on the Place Saint-Pierre in the centre of Caen in Normandy, northern France. [1] It is dedicated to Saint Peter.