William Jordan
William studied History and Art History at Bristol University, and did his MA at the Sainsbury Centre for the Visual arts at the University of East Anglia Norwich, specializing in Westminster Abbey. He taught history to university entrants for ten years before settling in France. In 1991, he became a nationally accredited Guide-conférencier des Monuments Historiques et des Sites, and a Guide-Interprète régional.
Since 1994, William has written nine guide books for Pitkin Guides and the French publisher Pro Libris, all on the theme of D-Day and the battle of Normandy. These are sold in English and in French throughout the region and in every museum related to 1944. He has given lectures on Silver Seas cruises and the Silver Cloud II. Off-season, he teaches English to engineers and lawyers at the University of Caen - and writes. Since 2002, William has been the President of the Franco-British Association in Caen, the city where he intends to age gracefully.
William was incredible. He made our tour educational, fun and very interesting.
William is a superb guide. His mastery of historical detail and big picture insights are impressive. William was able to answer our many questions and we thoroughly enjoyed his perspective on what might have been as well as the actual events hour by hour! We hope to visit Normandy again and visit the British beaches with William.
William was an excellent guide for our trip to Normandy. He's an interesting, personable and knowledgeable guide and we thoroughly enjoyed our time with him. We highly recommend him for to other people considering this to
