Falaise, Calvados
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Falaise is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. The town is famous for being the birthplace of William the Conqueror. It was also the centre of the area
The chateau and town centre of Falaise
The Château de Falaise on its rocky crag
After the Liberation of Falaise by the 2nd Canadian Infantry Division on 17 August 1944, U.S. troops pose with a captured German flag by a knocked-out tank.
Postcard showing the old railway line at foot of the castle
Herleva
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Herleva was an 11th-century Norman woman known for having been the mother of William the Conqueror, born to an extramarital relationship with Robert I, Duke of Normandy, and also of William's prominen
Falaise, Calvados
…Conqueror, first of the Norman kings of England. He was frequently referred to as William the Bastard, on account of his being born out of wedlock to Herleva from Falaise, reputedly a tanner's daughter. The Château de Falaise (12th–13th century), which overlooks the town from a high crag (French: falaise…
Statue in Huy
The three sons of Herleva of Falaise: William, Duke of Normandy, in the centre, Odo, the bishop of Bayeux, on the left and Robert, Count of Mortain, on the right (Bayeux Tapestry, 1070s)
13th-century façade of the Abbey of Grestain, which was founded in 1050 by Herluin and Herleva
Statue of Arlette in Huy, Belgium, where the mother of William the Conqueror is considered a child of the country