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The first spilt blood of the Revolution

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Riots on Parliament Square in Rennes. Etching. The only known illustration of those January days of 1789 dates much later than the events (Rue Victor Hugo which would not be constructed until 1829 can be distinguished in the upper right hand side) and is in fact a caricature which playfully depicts nobles in medieval armour, in order to emphasise the conservative aspect of their combat. - The Musée de Bretagne, D960.0007.1

The Day of the Bricoles

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The Earldom of Richmond

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The Battle of Hastings. After the Bretons took flight at the sight of King Harold’s army, William’s troops were disorganized, especially since the news of his death was circulating. William was obliged to lift his helmet so as to be recognised and he subsequently managed to reassemble his troops. A scene from the Bayeux Tapestry – 11th century Photographic credit: with special authorisation from the town of Bayeux

The Breton migration linked to the conquest of England in 1066.

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Tuft of mistletoe in a shrub. Wikimedia.

Mistletoe sacred plant of the druids: is it a myth?

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Sacrifices on megalithic monuments are the fruit of the imagination of 19th century historians - Photo : Municipality of Guénin

Did the druids sacrifice humans?

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2500 year old statue of the Celtic prince of Glauberg (Germany), buried under a burial mound - BCD

Ancient Druidism

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The Kingdom of Neustria

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Armed Viking horseman, based on weapons found at Péran. – With kind permission of Mrs Paula Giauffret

Viking Brittany (913-936)

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Engraving of the French Wars of Religion. La Bretagne Ancienne et Moderne (Ancient and Modern Brittany), Pitre-Chevalier, illustrated by M.M.A. Leleux, O Penguilly, T. Johannot, Ed. W. Coquebert, Paris, 1846 – From the Breton Departmental Museum’s collection, Quimper.

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Saints and Wolves

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