• espentan@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    In 1809, the British troops laid siege to the island, then under French command, and shelled it to almost complete destruction.

    Great.

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  • Ken Oh@lemm.eeM
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    10 days ago

    I didn’t realize there was another castle that looked so Mont-Saint-Michel!