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France’s Bayeux Tapestry to close to public for two years
is France’s 11th-century Bayeux Tapestry. Over 70 meters of 70-centimeter wide linen cloth (around 224 feet by 2 inches), it tells the story surrounding the conquest of England in 1066 — the last time ...
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France sets fusion record with 22-minute plasma stability, beats China’s nuclear run
Nuclear fusion aims to control inherently unstable plasma, offering a highly efficient energy source with minimal fuel use and no long-lived radioact ...
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Conflicts with France, 11th to 13th Century
England’s connection to France went back to the Norman Conquest of 1066. King William I’s son Henry I ruled England and Normandy as a single united kingdom. Henry was considered by people at ...
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Why should I care about 1066?
On the 28 September 1066, around 7,000 soldiers from Northern France landed on the Sussex coast. Led by William, the Duke of Normandy, they were soon to launch a battle that would become one of ...