Wednesday, 13 July 2011

The re-taking of St Suzanne

The nearby medieval town of St Suzanne was held by the English from 1425 - 1439. There is a passing historical reference to the effect that the castle was re-taken by the French with the help of an English traitor who had fallen for a French girl. From these slim threads a local medievalist created a play that was performed in the Castle grounds a few evenings ago. Good fun, and an excuse to dress up. The Harmonie was going to play some incidental music, but didn't in the end. That didn't stop the Ouest France newspaper from reporting that they did play though. A long story...


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