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Tancarville Chamberlain
Tancarville Castle, birth place on Chamberlain Famillies groups together a series of XI, XII, XIII, XIV , XV, XVI and XVIII° century buildings.
XII° Square tower where William Marshall lived as a bachelor in his cousin’s house: Guillaume (William) chamberlain of Henry II king of England, duke of Normandy, Anjou, Maine, Aquitaine.

On the clod are a collection of XIII° buildings with a fortified door, barbican, and donjon wich were reorganised in 1410 during the 100 years war.

The walls all around were established by de Gray during English occupation. An actual familly de Gray live north of G.B. and is named Squire of Tancarville in mémorie of that.

At the end of the war, Harcourt french squire of the place established towers , a large room with fire place and his own casthe in the square tower.His daughter Jeanne died without children, her cousin inherit Tancarville.

Later the place has been sold, now it belongs to a private “copropriété” outside visies are possible by the way of Amis du chateau de Tancarville.
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