Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme department, Picardy, France. July 2013
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, Somme department, Picardy, France. July 2013 Popular holiday destination on the north coast of France on the Baie de la Somme. Historically significant as the site where William the Conqueror assembled his fleet before sailing over to England in 1066. During the many wars between the French and the English the village passed between French, English and Burgundian ownership. In 1431, Joan of Arc, captive of the English, was held prisoner in the local prison where she was then conveyed to Rouen and burnt at the stake. The cell in which she stayed can still be found near part of the old village walls.
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Location: Saint-Valery-sur-Somme,Picardy, Picardie, France
Photo credit: © BRIAN HARRIS / Alamy / Afripics
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