Editing Falaise, Calvados (section)

===Modern era===

In January 1590 the castle was besieged by the troops of [[Henry IV of France]] as part of the [[French Wars of Religion]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.historyhit.com/locations/falaise-castle/|title=Falaise Castle|website=History Hit}}</ref><ref name="casthist"/> The damaged caused to the castle from the cannons during this last siege marked the end of Falaise being a significant military strategic point.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.falaise.fr/decouvrir/histoire/renaissance/|title=Renaissance|website=Mairie de Falaise}}</ref>

On 26 October 1851, a [[statue of William the Conqueror]] was inaugurated here (at his place of birth).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wOMYAAAAYAAJ&q=Washington+Farewell+1850+2300+OR+2%2C300&pg=RA1-PA37 |title=The World's Progress: A Dictionary of Dates, with Tabular Views of General History and a Historical Chart |first=George Palmer |last=Putnam |date=3 April 2018 |publisher=G. P. Putnam and Company |access-date=3 April 2018 |via=Google Books |archive-date=6 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506170147/https://books.google.com/books?id=wOMYAAAAYAAJ&q=Washington+Farewell+1850+2300+OR+2%2C300&pg=RA1-PA37 |url-status=live }}</ref>