quer or ▁and ▁king ▁of ▁England , ▁married ▁Mat ilda , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁Count ▁of ▁Fland ers , ▁at ▁the ▁chap el ▁of ▁the ▁castle ▁in ▁Eu . ▁The ▁chap el ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁part ▁of ▁this ▁castle ▁which ▁still ▁stands ▁today . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 1 8 0 , ▁Laur ence ▁O ' To ole , ▁the ▁arch bishop ▁of ▁Dublin ▁and ▁pap al ▁leg ate , ▁fell ▁ill ▁at ▁Eu ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁meet ▁King ▁Henry ▁II ▁of ▁England . ▁He ▁died ▁there . ▁He ▁was ▁beat ified ▁in ▁ 1 1 8 6 ▁and ▁canon ised ▁in ▁ 1 2 2 5 ▁as ▁St ▁Laur ence , ▁becoming ▁the ▁patron ▁saint ▁of ▁the ▁town . ▁The ▁colleg iate ▁church ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁Virgin ▁Mary ▁and ▁for ▁him , ▁Notre - D ame ▁et ▁Saint - La urent , ▁and ▁still ▁holds ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁preserved ▁re lic s . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century , ▁King ▁Richard ▁I ▁of ▁England , ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁Duke ▁of ▁Norm andy , ▁built ▁the ▁city ▁walls . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 4 3 0 , ▁Joan ▁of ▁Arc ▁as ▁a ▁prisoner ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁spent ▁a ▁night ▁there , ▁during ▁her ▁journey ▁to ▁Rou en . ▁ ▁The ▁county ▁remained ▁an ▁independent ▁f ief ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁crown ▁until ▁ 1 4 7 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁inherited ▁by ▁John , ▁Count ▁of ▁Ne vers . ▁In ▁ 1 4 7 7 ▁it ▁was ▁incorpor