Falaise Castle (Calvados)
A princely fortress at the heart of Norman history
What remains of the fortress that is said to have witnessed the birth of William the Conqueror? This castle accompanied the rise of Normandy since the early days of its foundation and was at the heart of the struggles against the king of France. Archaeological research revealed that every step of its evolution was preserved in its walls. It was already up and running since the late 10th century. It was protected by a rampart and probably was dominated by a master tower. The years 1120 and 1180 saw the construction of the Great Keep, then the Lower Keep. Eleanor of Aquitaine and Thomas Becket took up residence there. Featuring a lodge as well as a large church dedicated to Saint Nicolas, this princely fortress was heavily fortified. At the end of the 12th century, its first round towers and large gatehouses were built. It was seized however by the troops of Philip II of France in 1204. In French Normandy, Falaise was the object of special care as the Talbot Tower was built there. During the 14th and 15th centuries, the castle was at the heart of the Hundred Years' War and housed many different activities. After the French Wars of Religion and the siege by Henry IV in 1590, it was stripped of any military role. In 1804, an imperial collège was established in its enclosure. The castle was later damaged during the battles for the liberation of Falaise in 1944 but enjoyed a gradual rebirth through its restorations and events.
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- Éditeur
- Presses universitaires de Caen
- Édité par
- François Fichet de Clairfontaine, Charlotte Lapiche, Benoît Panozzo,
- Collection
- Publications du Centre de Recherches Archéologiques et Historiques Anciennes et Médiévales
- Langue
- français
- Catégorie (éditeur)
- hiérarchie éditeur 01 (internet) > Études normandes > Histoire
- Catégorie (éditeur)
- hiérarchie éditeur 01 (internet) > Études normandes
- BISAC Subject Heading
- HIS000000 HISTORY
- BIC subject category (UK)
- H Humanities > HB History > HBJ Regional & national history
- CLIL (Version 2013-2019 )
- 3377 HISTOIRE
- Date de première publication du titre
- 07 novembre 2019
- Code Identifiant de classement sujet
- Classification thématique Thema: Histoire de l’Europe : période médiévale, moyen âge
- ONIX Adult Audience Rating
- Tout public adulte
- Avec
- Bibliographie, Notes
- Langue originale
- anglais
- Editeur original
- Presses universitaires de Caen
- Date originale
- 2019
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- Details de produit
- 1 Trade paperback (UK), Couverture pelliculée
- Date de publication
- 07 novembre 2019
- ISBN-13
- 978-2-84133-936-5
- Illustrations
- 127 illustrations, couleur/ 15 illustrations, noir et blanc
- Ampleur
- Nombre de pages de contenu principal : 136
- Dépôt Légal
- 2019-11-07 Caen, France
- Format
- 18 x 18 x 1 cm
- Poids
- 370 grammes
- Type de packaging
- Emballé sous film plastique
- Prix
- 15,00 €
- ONIX XML
- Version 2.1, Version 3
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Sommaire
The castle and the city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
A history of the research . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
the castle throughout its history . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
The first identified medieval presence on the rocky outcrop in Falaise around the early 10th century .18
Before the castle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
The castle of the early dukes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
The legend of Robert and Arlette . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
The castle in the first two thirds of the 12th century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
The Great Keep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
The castle in the second half of the 12th century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
The Lower Keep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
The first flanking towers (late 12th century) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
The Porte Saint-Nicolas (late 12th century) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
The Porte des Champs (late 12th century) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
The Chapel Saint-Nicolas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
The castle at the beginning of the 13th century: the influence of Philip Augustus . . . . . . . . . . . .59
The Talbot Tower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
The Tour de la Reine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
The Viscount's lodge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
The north-east redan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75
Daily life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
From the 11th to the 15th century, residential life, domestic life and craftsmen's activities: a busytime living it up at the castle! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
The residents and the garrison's daily life in the Middle Ages as told by stone graffiti . . . . . . . .85
The Hundred Years' War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .88
The end of the castle (16th-18th centuries) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
The French Revolution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
The Imperial collège . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .99
A castle in turmoil. Living through the wars of the 20th century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
A rebirth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
the evolution of the castle from the 10th to the 15th century 119
Bibliographic references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .128
Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .129