Word: rouen
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...article on "Inter-city and Inter-national Cricket in America" the conclusion of "By Wheel from Havre to Rouen," and "From the German Ocean to the Black Sea" are the most interesting of the remaining articles...
Professor Cooke briefly outlined the career of William the Conqueror. He first described and illustrated Falaise, the birth-place of William. Then he spoke of Caen and Rouen, the two capitals of Normandy. The views of the old churches in these places were excellent. Professor Cooke called especial attention to the different styles of architecture, and throughout his lecture contrasted the old Norman and Gothic designs of the abbeys and monasteries with the more modern style of the additions. His remarks on the various resting places of the Norman Dukes as well as the English Kings were very humorous...
...Rouen came next and the view of the old Norman city rising from the river was exceedingly picturesque. In this city to the lasting disgrace of both the English and the French, Joan of Arc was burned...
Illustrated Lecture on English History. Places associated with the Norman Conquest: Rouen, Falaise, Caen, Bayeux," Hastings, Battle Abbey, Winchester, and the Tower of London. Professor Cooke. Lecture room of Boylston Hall...
Illustrated Lecture on English History. Places associated with the Norman Conquest: Rouen, Falaise, Caen, Bayeux, Hastings, Battle Abbey, Winchester, and the Tower of London. Professor Cooke. Lecture room of Boylston Hall...