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Rouen

Also known as Rotomagus

Rouen is a city on the Seine in northern France, historic capital of Normandy. As Rotomagus it was the chief town of the Gallic Veliocasses and a Roman river port. Granted with the surrounding land to the Viking leader Rollo in 911, it became the capital of the Duchy of Normandy and one of the largest towns of medieval Europe. Joan of Arc was tried and burned there in 1431, and its Gothic cathedral was painted many times by Monet.

Rouen
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Mentioned in 2 profiles

Duchy of NormandyFoundation, Socioeconomy, Military, Decline, SummaryDuchy of Parma and PiacenzaMilitary

Mentioned in 4 state histories

VeliocassesNeustriaDuchy of NormandyCounty of Évreux

Great speeches

Joan of Arc before Her Judges24 February 1431

See also

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Rouen. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/rouen
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