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Château de Pontoise

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A castle was built in the 10th century by the counts of Vexin. During the Hundred Years' War with England, the castle was strengthened. The English garrisoned town and castle was besieged on 8 June 1441 by an army led by King
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fought the French in fierce fighting in the town and the English were either captured or killed.
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Pontoise
Val-d'Oise
Île-de-France
Charles VII of France
Jean Bureau
John Clinton
Louis XIV of France
Fronde
Louis XV of France
Wagner 2006
Greenwood Publishing Group
ISBN
978-0313327360
Category
Châteaux in Val-d'Oise

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