Hiking - In the Footsteps of the Conqueror - Short Variant

William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy, had to face the revolts of his sons who coveted his inheritance. In 1077, his eldest son Robert Curthose, allied with Robert of Bellême, had taken refuge in the fortress of Rémalard. Accompanied by Rotrou II, to whom the stronghold belonged, William came to besiege it. To better monitor the rebels, he had four wooden towers built. One of them stood at La Guénetterie, also known as ”Beauregard” due to its dominant position, the current Beauregard tower...