2. Le Normandie Tara Keller

3. L’histoire Pre-Historic times 3 rd, 4 th centuries, BC and AD 13th century to 17th century 18th and 19th centuries World War II

4. Pre-Historic times Archaeological finds: Cave paintings Some of earliest Remains

5. 3 rd, 4 th centuries BC and AD Gauls invaded Normandie Julius Caesar invaded Gaul, 9 different tribes “Romanization” 3 rd century AD- Vikings invaded Seine Valley Name from vikings- “northmen” Taken over by Germany

6. 13 th to 17 th centuries 1204-1259- English possession Hundred-Years War Occupied by British forces Back and forth between England and France

7. 18 th, 19 th centuries industries introduced and developed: Weaving Metallurgy sugar refining Ceramics shipbuilding 19 th century First beach resorts open

8. World War II D-Day invasion of Normandie beaches

9. La culture Painting Architecture Religion Culinary

10. Painting Attracted many artists Monet Picasso Renoir Many styles Romanticism Impressionism

11. Monet’s Rouen Cathedrals

17. Architecture Rich variety: Roman Germanic Norman

18. Religion Currently no established church Separated church and state Previous influences Anglican Church Celtic Christianity Catholicism No singular patron saint

19. Saints Revered in Normandy  Aubert  Founder of Mont Saint-Michel  Joan of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc)  Major hero of Hundred-Years War  Martyred in Rouen

20. Les villes/les villages fameux Giverny Rouen Bayeux

21. Giverny Small town Claude Monet lived and died here

22. Rouen Major city Seat of the Exchequer in Middle Ages Joan of Arc was burnt at stake here (under English control)

23. Rouen Cites to See Place du Vieux Marché Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen Rouen Notre Dame Cathedral Struck by lightning several times, interrupted building Burials: Richard the Lionhearted’s heart

24. Rouen in Culture The character Erik born “in a small town not far from Rouen” Call of Duty 3 features map set in Rouen

25. Bayeux Major city Bayeux Tapestry City involved in wars Hundred Years’ War General Charles de Gaulle

26. Bayeux Tapestry 70 metres, 230 ft Musée de la Tapisserie de Bayeux embroidery

27. La Gastonomie Cuisine based around three main products of region Seafood apples Dairy products

28. AOC Appellation d’origine Contrôlée "controlled designation of origin“ French certification granted to French geographical indications Wines Cheese Butters agricultural products

29. Cheeses Normandie-originated cheeses: Camembert Livarot Pont l'Évêque Brillat-Savarin Neufchâtel Petit Suisse

30. Camembert soft, creamy, surface-ripened cow's milk cheese First made in the late 18th century in Le Normandie

31. Livarot soft, pungent, washed rind cheese made from cow's milk Washed-rind- repeatedly wiped with, brushed with, dunked in a liquid such as saltwater, brine, or an alcohol

32. Pont l'Évêque Probably oldest Norman cheese still in production uncooked, unpressed cow's- milk cheese Washed rind, Norman origins

33. Brillat-Savarin soft, white-crusted cow's milk triple cream Brie Creamy and faintly sour named after 18th century French gourmet and political figure Jean Anthelme Brillat- Savarin. created in the 1930s

34. Neufchâtel soft, slightly crumbly, mould- ripened cheese aroma and taste of mushrooms One of oldest cheeses in France

35. Petit Suisse “Little Swiss” unripened, unsalted, smooth creamy cheese

36. Apples Used to make Ciders and drinks Deserts and pastries

37. Calvados Popular apple brandy from Normandie apples trou normand – inbetween courses to partake a glass distilled from specially grown and selected apples over 200 named varieties

38. Bourdelot apples baked in pastry localities all over have their own variation

39. Seafood Mussels Scallops Lobsters mackerel oysters

40. Les endroits à visiter Normandy Beaches Pont de Normandie Mont Saint Michel

41. Normandy Beaches Code names from WWII: Sword Beach Juno Beach Gold Beach Omaha Beach Utah Beach Still called by code names

43. Sword Beach Invaded by British Sixth British Airborne parachuted Ouistreham to Luc-sur-Mer Museums: Musée de la Batterie de Merville Ranville War Cemetery Map

44. Juno Beach Invaded by Canadians Includes towns of St. Aubin-sur-Mer, Bernières-sur-Mer, Courseulles-sur-Mer Strongest Defense Museums: Site de Courseulles-sur-Mer Centre Juno Beach Map

45. Gold Beach Invaded by British 5 miles wide Museums Arromanches (Not really a museum) Musée Memorial de la Bataille de Normandie Map

46. Omaha Beach Invaded by U.S.A. No cover, strewn with dead Museums: Musée Memorial d’Omaha Beach Musée D-Day Omaha Map

47. Utah Beach Invaded by U.S.A. Accidentally landed south, not as well defended Objective- cut peninsula in half, take Cherbourg Museums: Memorial de la Liberte Retrouvee Many monuments Map

48. Pont de Normandie cable-stayed road bridge spans river Seine More than 19,000 tons of steel used, 184 cables were used Longest cable-stayed at time

49. Les fêtes Fetes Jeanne d’Arc May 27th and 28th Rouen June 17th and 18 th Les Andelys Medieval Festival Bayeux July 1st and 2 nd Crevecouer-second week of July mid October to end of November, Autumn Festival in several cities of region

50. La Fin! Merci beaucoup pour votre attentions!