Varaville

In 1057, the year before Varaville, the AEtheling Edward, the King's selected successor, died soon after his coming to England; in the same year died the King's nephew Earl Ralph and Leofric Earl of the Mercians, the only Englishmen whose influence could at all compare with that of Harold.

William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913

As the French were crossing the ford of Varaville on the Dive, near the mouth of that river, he came suddenly on them, and slaughtered a large part of the army under the eyes of the king who had already crossed.

William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913

These last seem to have been a force of William's training; we first hear of the Norman bowmen at Varaville.

William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913

We see also that, as late as the day of Varaville, there were Norman traitors.

William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913

Five years after the combat at Varaville, William really began to deserve, though not as yet to receive, the name of Conqueror.

William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913

William's great continental conquest is drawing nigh; but between the campaign of Varaville and the campaign of Le Mans came the tardy papal confirmation of William's marriage.

William the Conqueror Freeman, E A 1913

Varaville, he attacked and completely destroyed their rear-guard, which was cut off from the van by the advancing tide.

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 1 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

William had beaten at Varaville, and King Henry had conquered at

The Story of Rouen Theodore Andrea Cook 1897

The girl to whom his uncle desires to see him united -- odd, quixotic, intelligent, with a sort of pathetic and delicate grace, and herself very religious -- belongs to an old - fashioned, devout family,. resident at Varaville, near by.

Appreciations, with an Essay on Style Walter Pater 1866

His friends at Varaville think so well-mannered a young man more of a

Appreciations, with an Essay on Style Walter Pater 1866