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The house that cannibals built, in Saint-Valery-en-Caux

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First published April 2016 The façade of a ship owner’s manor house overlooking the turquoise water of quai de la Batellerie in Saint-Valery-en-Caux, reveal nearly everything of importance about its fine owner.  Above the door are a few words, fashioned long ago, that roughly say: 'L’an mil cinq cent quarante c'est maison fut

Jean de Carrouges and the last French duel

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The last French duel

This post was first published in August 2016. Château Carrouges match! Not long into a visit to Château de Carrouges in the Orne, Normandy, the more designy among you will be planning a complete home makeover. Curvy ankled, firmly padded Louis XV fauteuil (chairs, but you knew that) covered in petit point tapestry against

Bravery, betrayal and the SAS; Château de Montfort, Remilly-sur-Lozon

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First published February 2015 Ever wanted some peace and quiet? Remilly-sur-Lozon in the Manche has a wiki entry that simply states ‘Remilly-sur-Lozon is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.’ No paragraphs of history reaching back to William the Conqueror, no D-Day memories.  Just a note to say ‘yes it exists’. Can anywhere in Normandy really be that

The dream, and nightmare, of La ferme du Val Gallerand

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First published 2016 This postcard was not an easy match.  Simply described as ‘manoir en Normandie’ no other image of it could be found.  Was that a church tower or a pigeon house one side? The unusual bell roof should be an identifiable feature.  Perhaps it had all burnt down? A reference

The terrible haunting of a Normandy château

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Originally published in 2015 Doesn't this Normandy château look charming? Not overly grand and happy in the sunshine?  Just waiting for a little love and a chunk of renovation to become the perfect Normandy home... You are looking at a very misleading picture, for this is the most haunted château in

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