History of Brittany
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The history of Brittany may refer to the entire history of the Armorican peninsula or only to the creation and development of a specifically Brythonic culture and state in the Early Middle Ages and th
Satellite picture of Brittany NASA, 2002
Partition of the Carolingian Empire in 843
The tomb of Francis II in Nantes
A Breton couple (Léna and Théodore Botrel) wearing traditional Breton costumes at the beginning of the 20th century
Brittany is an administrative region of Metropolitan France, comprising the departments of Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Morbihan. Its capital and largest city is Rennes.
History of Brittany
…administrative unit, but continued to retain its distinctive cultural identity. Its administrative existence was reconstituted, in reduced size, as the Region of Brittany in the mid-20th century. The history of Brittany begins with settlement beginning in prehistoric times. The Neolithic era, which began around 5000 BCE…
The cliffs of Cap Fréhel and its lighthouses
Brandmark
Le Diben harbour – Plougasnou
Rennes