Founded under the reign of William the Conqueror, the castle of Bricquebec was one of the most powerful strongholds of the medieval Cotentin. It has retained its high polygonal keep and houses an impressive Romanesque stately room. The whole is included in a vast enclosure flanked by towers and protected by two fortified doors. It was in this exceptionally preserved setting that the fate of the great families who owned this seigneury was written for several centuries. From the legendary Scandinavian Anslech to Louis d'Estouteville, the valiant defender of Mont-Saint-Michel, we have more than five hundred years of history to discover.