Place:Barfleur, Manche, France

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Name	Barfleur
Type	Commune
Coordinates	49.667°N 1.267°W
Located in	Manche, France

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Barfleur is a commune in the Manche department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.

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- 1.1 Middle Ages
- 1.2 Later
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Middle Ages

In the Middle Ages Barfleur was one of the chief ports of embarkation for England.

1066 - A large medallion fixed to a rock in the harbour marks the Norman departure from Barfleur before the Battle of Hastings.
1120 - The White Ship, carrying Prince William, only legitimate son of Henry I of England, went down outside the harbour, setting the stage for the period of civil war in England known as the Anarchy.
1194 - Richard I of England departed from Barfleur on return to England following his captivity by Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor.

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Later

1692 - Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue

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