• Director(s):

    JACQUES (STEPHANE)

  • Producer(s):

    SYSTEM TV, ARTE FRANCE

  • Territories:

    Worldwide.

  • Production year:

    2012

  • Language(s):

    German, English, Spanish, French, Polish

  • Rights:

    TV, DVD, NON-THEATRICAL, INTERNET, VOD

The Norman village of Lyons-la-Forêt lies hidden in the middle of a vast green fortress covering more than 10,000 hectares, with a network of 300 kilometres of forest paths and tracks. 

This exceptional location made it a high seat of royal power in the Middle Ages. The famous Mortemer abbey was founded in the 12th century by Cistercian monks. The village was built on the border between the ancient kingdom of France and the country of the Dukes of Normandy, which was for a long time attached to England. Many great kings have stayed here : Phlippe Auguste, Henry 1 of England, Richard the Lionheart, and Saint Louis…