Royal Navy officer, and colonial administrator in Australia (1799–1887)
William Henry Breton (7 January 1799-1887) was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy who wrote the memoirs Excursions in New South Wales, Western Australia and Van Dieman's Land, during the years 1830, 1831,1832 and 1833, first published in 1833 and Scandinavian Sketches, or, A Tour in Norway, published in 1835. The books resulted from private visits to Australia, or New Holland as it was then known, in 1829-30 and 1832-33 and to Norway, Sweden and Russia in 1834.
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with Normandy, and at other times, such as the Breton–Norman War, entering into open conflict. Henry II of England invaded Brittany in the mid-12th century...
further secured William's borders in Normandy. William also benefited from his campaign in Brittany by securing the support of some Breton nobles who went...
slaughter and Breton castles being razed to the ground;: 24 Alan fled to England and Berengar sought reconciliation. In 935, William married Luitgarde...
le Breton who had been a knight in William's employ. When Breton delivered his fatal blow he shouted, "Take that, for the love of my lord William, the...
of earl predates the French-Breton-Norman title of count (comte), but the two became interchangeable in the time of William the Conqueror. From their first...
William (d. 1156), and his younger siblings included Matilda, Richard, Geoffrey, Eleanor, Joan and John. In June 1170, the fifteen-year-old Henry was...
of some Breton people of note and of some notable individuals born in Brittany, alphabetically within categories. Brittany (Breizh in Breton) is a Celtic...
after 1120) was a Breton knight, probably recruited as a mercenary by Henry I of England in his conflicts with his brothers. After Henry became King of England...
amenable to negotiating with King Edward. Henry was thus handed over to English envoys and escorted to the Breton port of Saint-Malo. While there, he feigned...
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collected. Louis allied himself with the Welsh, Scots, and Bretons, and attacked Normandy. Henry responded by attacking Chaumont-sur-Epte, where Louis kept...
opportunity for King Henry II of England to attack the Breton duke. In the treaty ending their conflicts, the Breton duke awarded the county to Henry II. ---- –...
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The siege of Fort WilliamHenry (3–9 August 1757, French: Bataille de Fort WilliamHenry) was conducted by a French and Indian force led by Louis-Joseph...
also carried the son of the King of England Henry I, William Adelin, who also died. The succession of Henry I to the throne of England was secured not...
people of Norman, Breton and Flemish origin after 1066, the fact remains that the names of only 15 men who were with Duke William at the battle can be...
authors and scholars of that era, as well as Middle English and possibly Breton. She is the author of the Lais of Marie de France. She translated Aesop's...
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