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    1875. Now open to the public, the Château d'Angers is home of the Apocalypse Tapestry. Originally, the Château d'Angers was built as a fortress at a site...
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    recovered and restored in the 19th century and is now on display at the Château d'Angers. It is the largest set of medieval tapestries to have survived, and...
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    the Loire Valley Château de Montsoreau. Royal Abbey of Fontevraud. Château de Brissac. Château de Saumur. Château d'Angers. Château de Brézé. Anjou traditions...
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  • Château de Sceaux Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte Château de Vincennes Château d'Amboise Château d'Anet Château d'Angers Château d'Azay-le-Rideau Château de...
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    their powers. Some French castles that survived are Chinon, Château d'Angers, the massive Château de Vincennes and the so-called Cathar castles. During this...
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    political landscape of Medieval Europe. Joan was born in October 1165 at Château d'Angers in Anjou as the seventh child of Henry II, King of England and his...
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    himself. During his father's life-time he had been beaten by Gervais de Château-du-Loir, bishop of Le Mans (1038), but later (1047 or 1048) succeeded in...
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    its castles, such as the Château d'Amboise, Château d'Angers, Château de Chambord, Château de Montsoreau, Château d'Ussé, Château de Villandry and Chenonceau...
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    Bar Count of Provence Style(s) "Majesty" "Grace" Estate(s) Château d'Angers (seat) Château de Baugé Reggia di Quisisana (seat in Naples) Dissolution 1481 (1481)...
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    usually offers some degree of armour or protection. Châtelet of the Château d'Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France, unknown architect, 13th century Hôtel Fumé...
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