Rouen Timeline of Events

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Rouen , in northern France on the River Seine, is the capital of the Haute-Normandie region and the historic capital city of Normandy. Once one of the largest and most prosperous cities of medieval Europe , it was the seat of the Exchequer of Normandy in the Middle Ages...

Timeline of Events

1204

6.1.1204

King Philip Augustus of France conquers Rouen.

1419

1.19.1419

Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy.

1431

5.30.1431

Hundred Years' War: in Rouen, France, 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal. Because of this the Catholic Church remember this day as the celebration of Saint Joan of Arc.

1615

6.2.1615

First Récollet missionaries arrive at Quebec City, from Rouen, France.

1894

7.22.1894

The first ever motorized racing event is held in France between the cities of Paris and Rouen. The race is won by Comte Jules-Albert de Dion.