Normandy

Normandy was a region of France located in the north of the country, by the English Channel.

History

William the Conqueror was originally from Normandy. (TV: The Time Meddler)

According to a history book kept in the Coal Hill library, King John of England was most famous for losing the Duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)

The Earl of Normandy attended the French state ball in Paris in 1626. In preparation, Louis XIII reserved the best wine for the Earl of Normandy's table as it would "keep him happy", leaving the other guests with the "cheap stuff." (AUDIO: The Church and the Crown)

In World War II, Allied landings took place in June 1944 and were known as the Normandy landings. (PROSE: The Taint) During one battle, John Benton's father was killed by a grenade. (HOMEVID: Wartime) Honoré Lechasseur saw many corpses in Normandy. (PROSE: The Winning Side)

Inspector Frederick Abberline said that the name "Clouseau" adopted by Rory Williams was a Normandy name. (COMIC: Ripper's Curse)

Alternate timelines

In the history in which the Ironsides were never discovered by the Eleventh Doctor, the Germans turned their forces against the Soviet Union after being defeated by the Ironsides in the Battle of Britain, long before the summer of 1942. Whilst German efforts were diverted elsewhere, the Ironsides landed on the Normandy beaches, traveling along the seabed of the English Channel to avoid detection. The ensuing conflict was brief as soon the three Ironsides were marching across France, clearing a path for the liberation of the towns along their way by British soldiers. The enemy's guns could not penetrate the Ironsides' defenses and their speed and mobility meant that the Nazis had to retreat to Germany to prepare a final defense, allowing the Russians to spread across Eastern Europe at the other end of the Allied pincer movement. (PROSE: The Ironside Advance)