Architecture and Society in Normandy 1120-1270
Architecture and Society in Normandy 1120-1270

Author: Lindy Grant

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780300106862

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This wide-ranging book explores the architecture—principally ecclesiastical—of Normandy from 1120 to 1270, a period of profound social, cultural, and political change. In 1204, control of the duchy of Normandy passed from the hands of the Anglo-Norman/Angevin descendants of William the Conqueror to the Capetian kingdom of France. The book examines the enormous cultural impact of this political change and places the architecture of the time in the context of the Normans’ complicated sense of their own identity. It is the first book to consider the inception and development of gothic architecture in Normandy and the first to establish a reliable chronology of buildings. Lindy Grant extends her investigation beyond the buildings themselves and also offers an account of those who commissioned, built, and used them. The humanized story she tells provides sharp insights not only into Normandy’s medieval architecture, but also into the fascinating society from which it emerged.

D-Day Invasion
D-Day Invasion

Author: iMinds

Publisher: iMinds Pty Ltd

Published: 2014-05-14

Total Pages: 6

ISBN-13: 1921746939

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The story behind D-Day begins in 1939 when Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, attacked Poland and ignited World War Two. The following year, the Germans occupied France and Western Europe and launched a vicious air war against Britain. In 1941, they invaded the Soviet Union. Seemingly unstoppable, the Nazis now held virtually all of Europe. They imposed a ruthless system of control and unleashed the horror of the Holocaust. However, by 1943, the tide had begun to turn in favor of the Allies, the forces opposed to Germany. In the east, despite huge losses, the Soviets began to force the Germans back.

Anglo-Norman Antiquities Considered, in a Tour Through Part of Normandy
Anglo-Norman Antiquities Considered, in a Tour Through Part of Normandy

Author: Andrew Coltee 1713-1785 Ducarel

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2021-09-09

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 9781013891274

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