Normandy Collection (page 12)

The D-Day Landings - 6th June 1944 - General de Gaulle - WW2
WW2 - The D-Day Landings - Operation Overlord - Normandy, France, 6th June 1944 - General de Gaulle surveys the beaches. Date: 1944

Le Treport - a corner of the Beach - France
A corner of the Beach at Le Treport, a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Haute-Normandie region in north-western France. Date: circa 1909

Fisherman arriving into port - Trouville-sur-Mer, France
Fisherman arriving into port - Trouville-sur-Mer, a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France

Cider Merchants - Normandy, Northern France
Cider Merchants at a fair in Normandy, Northern France. Date: circa 1910

Monument to Joan of Arc at Bonsecours, France
Memorial to Joan of Arc built in an early Renaissance style and standing in front of the Basilica de Bonsecours, Normandy, France on a granite terrace overlooking the Seine valley. Date: circa 1908

Louviers, France - Hotel du Mouton d Argent
Louviers, Upper Normandy region, France - Hotel du Mouton d Argent (Hotel of the Silver Sheep) and the Notre Dame Church. Date: circa 1909

French country gent with a large red umbrella
" I always take my umbrella when I go shopping!" A French country gent from Normandy with a large red umbrella. (top line is the likely translation of the French pattoir on the card)

General view of Le Havre, Normandy, France
Le Havre - a city in the Seine-Maritime department of the Haute-Normandie region in France. Date: circa 1920s

Plate from An Exact and Authentic Narrative of M Blanchard
Plate from An Exact and Authentic Narrative of M. Blanchards Third Aerial Voyage, from Rouen in Normandy, on the 18th July, 1784 Accompanied by M. Boby, published in London in 1784

Norman ships of William I the Conqueror (11th c.). Engraving. SPAIN. Madrid. Navy Museum

Vigee-Lebrun, Elisabeth (1755-1842). Marie Antoinette and her sons. 1787. Portrait of Marie Antoinette with her children the Duke of Normandy (on her lap)

Bayeux Boats - 2
William of Normandy orders trees to be felled to build ships, which are then dragged down to the sea-shore to carry his troops across the Channel to England Date: 1066

Normandy gilders, D-Day
An aerial shot of gliders landed in a field in Normandy, at the time of the D-Day landings. 1944

Hello! Hello! Is that so? Whitney Opera Co. ? All right save
Hello! Hello! Is that so? Whitney Opera Co.? All right save me a box. Whats the opera? A Normandy wedding. Thats funny! Be sure and save the box. Date ca. 1900

Bayeux Tapestry (3 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, Harold swears an oath to William of Normandy, returns to England, where Edward the Confessor dies. Date: 1064 - 1066

Small Market in Rouen, Normandy
Small street Market in Rouen, Normandy. The tressle table in the foreground appears to be seeling a wide a array of bric-a-brac! Date: circa 1910s

Bayeux Tapestry (2 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, Harold Godwinson is taken to meet with William of Normandy Date: 1064 - 1066

William of Normandy receives the English crown
At Berkhamsted, William, Duke of Normandy, receives the English crown in person from Edgar Aetheling, the English heir (great nephew of Edward the Confessor)

Bayeux Tapestry (7 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, William exhorts his men to do battle. The battle commences, with deaths on both sides. Date: 1064 - 1066

Bayeux Tapestry (8 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this final section, the battle continues, Harold is killed, and the English flee the battlefield. Date: 1064 - 1066

Harold Godwinson and William of Normandy
William of Normandy is left with the impression that Harold Godwinson has sworn an oath of fealty in relation to the succession to the English throne. Date: 1064

Bayeux Tapestry (4 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, Harold Godwinson is crowned King Harold II of England

Bayeux Tapestry (5 of 8)
A black and white depiction of the Bayeux Tapestry. In this section, Williams fleet set sail across the Channel, and land at Pevensey. They set up camp and dine. Date: 1064 - 1066

Normandy Hotel, Rue de l Opera, Paris
Normandy Hotel, at 7 Rue de l Echelle - Avenue de l Opera, Paris Date: circa 1920

Cathedral at Mont St Michel, France - Detail depicting Jesus descending into hell to free the Old Testament Saints from Limbes or Limbo (the original of this oft-used term!). Date: circa 1910s

Normandy, France - Elderly couple chatting
An elderly couple having a chat on a set of steps, Normandy, France. The old lady carries a large water or milk jar/pail, whilst the straw boater-wearing gentleman carries an umbrella

A woman from Normandy at the well
A woman from Normandy, France collecting a bucket of water at a well. A yolk rests against the brick surround of the well. Date: circa 1910s

Mont St. Michel
Mont. St. Michel, Normandy, France, showing the dramatic monastery, with its steeple almost touching the clouds. Date: 1967

Neath Abbey Night Stairs
The night stairs at Neath Abbey, Glamorganshire, Wales. The first Cistercian monks arrived from Normandy in 1130. The abbey was ravished by Welsh uprisings in the 1200s. Date: 12th century

British Commandos Advancing in Normandy; Second World War, 1
Photograph showing British Commando troops sprinting forward to attack German positions in Normandy, France, during June 1944

Young Woman at the well - Normandy
A young woman at the well - Normandy, France 1913

Mont St Michel, Normandy, France (6 / 6)
Mont St Michel, Normandy, France - Sheep moving from their grazing ground on the salt meadows around Mont Saint Michel (Les Pres Sales)

Children from Normandy
Children in traditional local costume of Normandy, France at a fete or local ceremonial occasion. Date: circa 1910s

Woman from Normandy riding a mule
Lady milkmaid from Normandy riding a mule, wearing wooden frame panniers. The caption translates (roughly!) as " Mr Photographer, I have twelve more animals to milk - please hurry up

Mount Orgveil Castle
Mont Orgueil Castle (Gorey Castle), Jersey, Channel Islands. Construction of the present castle followed the division of the Duchy of Normandy in 1204. Date: 1990

Cherbourg - Barracks of the crews of French Navy
Cherbourg, France - Barracks and naval equipment stores of the crews of French Navy. Note the steam tram in the foregorund. Date: circa 1905

William II almost killed

Bottling Benedictine at Fecamp, France
Bottling Benedictine herbal liqueur at Fecamp, Normandy, France. The Salle d Etiquetage ( The Labelling Room ). Date: circa 1910s

Churning Butter - Normandy, France Date: circa 1910

William I curses his son Robert
William, King of England, curses his rebellious son Robert, Duke of Normandy Date: 1078

Death of Conan
Conan, a burgess (political official) of the city of Rouen, is thrown from the top of a high tower by Henry, brother of William II (Rufus) of England

Flower Market at Dieppe, France
Flower Market at Dieppe, Normandy, France Date: circa 1907

The White Ship tragedy
William Adelin dies following the sinking of the White Ship in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. As the only legitimate son of Henry I and heir to the throne of England

Distilling Benedictine at Fecamp, France
Distilling Benedictine herbal liqueur at Fecamp, Normandy, France. This card is entitled Distillation in the Laboratory ! Date: circa 1910s

Antiques Shop - Martin-Eglise, France
Antiques Shop Chez Aristide - at Martin-Eglise, Normandy, France Date: circa 1910s

The Old House - Rouen
The Old House - Rue des Eau-de-Robec, Rouen, Normandy, France Date: circa 1910s

Richard Earl of Warwick
RICHARD BEAUCHAMP, EARL OF WARWICK Lieutenant-general of the Realm of France, governor of Normandy and Captain of Calais, fully armoured on the battlements of Warwick castle. Date: 1382 - 1439

Rouen / Old Houses 1905
Rouen/Old Houses 1905

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