BRITTANY / HISTORY

England & John IV Duke of Brittany

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John IV, first duke of the new Montfort dynasty could probably be described as the most anglophile of the Breton sovereigns. Raised at the Court of England, under the benevolence of King Edward III, he landed in Brittany in 1362 at the head of the Anglo-Breton troops.

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HISTORY / TRAVEL

Auschwitz-Birkenau

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The average life expectancy at the camp was 3 months. In wintertime most died within weeks. The sheer scale of it is mind numbing.

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