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Rollo (l. c.860-c.930 CE, r. 911-927 CE) was a Viking chieftain who became the founder and first ruler of the region of Normandy. He converted to Christianity as part of a deal with the Frankish king Charles the Simple (893-923 CE) in 911...

In this collection of resources, we look at the events of D-Day, 6 June 1944, when the Allies stormed the Normandy beaches in France on the first day of a campaign to free Western Europe from occupation by Nazi Germany during the Second World...

A view of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France. The cemetery commemorates U.S. soldiers who died during the D-Day Normandy Landings of June 1944 and subsequent fighting in the Second World War...

A photograph showing Sherman tanks belonging to a French armoured unit after landing at Utah Beach in August 1944 during the Normandy Landings of WWII. (Imperial War Museums)

William the Conqueror (c. 1027-1087), also known as William, Duke of Normandy, led the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 when he defeated and killed his rival Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings. Crowned King William I of England...

A photograph of Pegasus Bridge on the Caen Canal after its capture on D-Day 6 June 1944 by British paratroopers. Control of the bridge was vital to the eastern flank of the Allied Normandy Landings, preventing German panzer divisions from...

A statue in Falaise, France of the Viking chieftain Rollo of Normandy (r. 911-927 CE).

A statue in Rouen, France of the Viking chieftain Rollo of Normandy (r. 911-927 CE).

Clive Standen as Rollo of Normandy in the TV series Vikings. Photo by Jonathan Hession/HISTORY - © 2015 The HISTORY Channel

Emma of Normandy, illustration from the Encomium Emmae Reginae (The Encomium Of Queen Emma), MS 33241, c. 1050. The British Library, London.