In the current climate, such news seems almost unusual: the city of Caen is preparing to inaugurate a set of two huge statues representing William the Conqueror and his wife, Queen Mathilde.
At a time when certain "debunkers" are trying to impose rewrites of history, such an event deserves attention.
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Far from the fury that led to the destruction of the statue of Joséphine de Beauharnais in Fort de France in Martinique two years ago, from the legal proceedings underway around that of Saint-Michel in Les Sables-d'Olonne ( Vendée) or the recent attempt to unbolt that of Napoleon in front of the Town Hall of Rouen (Seine-Maritime), the arrival of Guillaume and Mathilde seems rather well received by the people of Caen, who owe them in particular the construction of Abbaye-aux-Hommes and Abbaye-aux-Dames.
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“Returns in the local press are enthusiastic. There was a real demand from tourists…
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