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'''Normandy''' a sizable coastal region in northern France given as a fiefdom to the [[Vikings]] to keep them from ravaging the rest of France in the 900's.  [[William the Conqueror]] came from Normandy and in 1066 conquered [[England]].  For years the English kings had claims to this large area of France, sometimes at odds with the French crown.  [[Richard I|Richard the Lionhearted]] actually spent more time consolidating his lands and holdings in Normandy than he did governing his own kingdom.  English claims were eventually lost at the end of the [[Hundred Years War]] except for a small holding, which itself was lost years later.

'''Normandy''' a sizable coastal region in northern France given as a fiefdom to the [[Vikings]] to keep them from ravaging the rest of France in the 900's.  [[William the Conqueror]] came from Normandy and in 1066 conquered [[England]].  For years the English kings had claims to this large area of France, sometimes at odds with the French crown.  [[Richard I|Richard the Lionhearted]] actually spent more time consolidating his lands and holdings in Normandy than he did governing his own kingdom.  English claims were eventually lost at the end of the [[Hundred Years War]] except for a small holding, which itself was lost years later.

Normandy was also the area where the allied [[D-Day]] operation was launched against the Nazis on June 6th, 1944.  From here, Americans invaded Europe and crushed the forces of [[Adolf Hitler]], and brought freedom to western Europe.

Normandy was also the area where the allied [[D-Day]] operation was launched against the Nazis on June 6th, 1944.  From here, Allied forces invaded Europe and crushed the forces of [[Adolf Hitler]], and brought freedom to western Europe.

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