First published October 2015 William II Duke of Normandy didn’t read self-help books. He never spent an afternoon taking personality tests to find out if he was an ‘ENFP’ (enthusiastic, creative) or ENTA (commander...) nor did he worry over much about his personal brand. Because William knew exactly who he was, knew
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Domfront, city of misfortune!
First published April 2018 Rummaging in Normandy markets we occasionally come across vintage postcards of Domfront showing a rather grisly image; a man dangling from the gallows. Difficult to match – for the artists’ tenuous knowledge of Domfront as much as the dangling man – these postcards often includes an awful
The heroic end of Gabriel, comte de Montgomery, in Domfront
The marvellous Montgomery’s of Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery
This charming postcard of a Pays d’Auge manor gateway took us to the hamlet of Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery, a hidden Château and introduced us to possibly the loveliest Pommeau in the world. Here is our first postcard match. Set back discretely from the road, framed by the gateway, Manoir de l’Aumondiere retains her mystery. We have no idea