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DATE: 942

First Château in Falaise, built under Richard I, one of the first in Normandy

DATE: 1027

Birth of William of Normandy in Falaise

DATE: 1027

Siege of Richard III, Duke of Normandy, against Robert the Magnificent, entrenched in the Château

DATE: 1042

Siege of Falaise by William of Normandy and Raoul of Gacé against Turstin Goz, the rebel Viscount of Hiemois

DATE: 1123

Construction of the Great Keep of the Château of Falaise by Henry I Beauclerc

DATE: 1138

Falaise, sides with King Etienne, resists an 18-day siege by the partisans of Geoffrey and Matilda

DATE: 1159

Christmas court at Château of Falaise

DATE: 1162

Henry II and Thomas Beckett reside at Falaise

DATE: 1174

Signature of the Treaty of Falaise: Henry II imprisons William of Scotland in the Château to force him to sign the treaty, acknowledging that he is the vassal of the King of England

DATE: 1189

Enlargement of the residential space with the construction of the Little Keep at the Château of Falaise (end of the XII c.); faced with the conflict that placed him in opposition to the King of France Philippe Auguste, Richard The Lion Heart has the Château reinforced

DATE: 1199

John Landless directs the works in Falaise: consolidation of the Château and the town ramparts

DATE: 1202

John imprisons Arthur of Brittany; son of his elder brother and allied to Philippe-Auguste; at the Château of Falaise.

The duchy of Normandy passes into the domain of the King of France

DATE: 1204

Caen surrenders without conflict to Philippe Auguste, King of France (21 May); the siege of Falaise, after Easter of this year, lasts 7 days.

DATE: 1207

Construction of the Talbot Tower of the Château of Falaise

DATE: 1210

Improvement of the defenses of the Château and the town of Falaise (flanking round towers, fortified doors)

DATE: 1417

Falaise is besieged from 4 November 1417 by Henry V. Surrender occurred on 16 February 1418

DATE: 1589

Last siege at Falaise: Henry IV drives out the Catholic League members and attacks the Château using artillery

DATE: 1613

The governor's lieutenant complains about the poor state of the "dwellings" of the Château of Falaise: urgent works are programmed

DATE: 1772

The request is made to destroy dilapidated nave of the feudal chapel of the Château of Falaise

DATE: 1792

The Falaise Keep is transformed into a prison (project abandoned)

DATE: 1803

A school is built in the courtyard of the Château of Falaise

DATE: 1840

Given the dilapidated state of the Château of Falaise's Keeps, the classification of historical monument is launched by Prosper Mérimée, Minister of Fine Arts. This is the beginning of several decades of works under a succession of architects

DATE: 1944

Bombardment of Falaise by the allies. The school is destroyed as well as the choir of the castle chapel. Reparation works on the ramparts and the Keeps will take place during the following decade.

DATE: 1986

Restoration and redevelopment of the Keeps of the Château of Falaise and development of the programme of digs, restoration and improvement of the Château

DATE: 2007

Campaign to restore the ramparts of the Château of Falaise

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DATE: 2009

Towns of Caen, Bayeux and Falaise, the Calvados General Council, the Calvados Departmental Committee for Tourism, the counties of Hastings, Colchester, Norwich and Medway Council collaborate within the framework of the Norman Connection project on the restoration and improvement of Norman châteaux.

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