Our most popular posts in 2015 included stories of medieval knights, WW2 bravery, rejected Kings, writers seeking inspiration and mad hatters. In reverse order they are: 5) Becoming Zola, in Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer "If you fancy writing a gritty, realistic novel that doesn’t hold back revealing the murkier underbelly of human nature, try a holiday in charming Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer on
Tag: Brionne
In days of old when Knights were bold, in Brionne, Normandy
First publishes February 8, 2015 Our vintage postcard led us to a hill high above Brionne in Eure, Normandy. Here we discovered the crumbling remains of a vast 11th century fortification that revealed Brionne's place in the heart of Normandy history, and introduced us to a long lost medieval hero. A fearsome