"During the Second World War, Bayeux was the first city in France to be liberated during the Battle of Normandy... The buildings in Bayeux were virtually untouched during the Battle of Normandy, the German forces being fully involved in defending Caen from the Allies."-Wikipedia
Chad's Medieval Cathedral Appreciations captured in the following slideshow.
"The cathedral was consecrated on 14 July 1077 in the presence of William, Duke of Normandy and King of England. It was here that William forced Harold Godwinson to take the oath, the breaking of which lead to the Norman conquest of England."-Wikipedia
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