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Falaise Castle
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
Norman Connections
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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