Thanks to the Plantagenet petition, the Angers town hall website now speaks English

The surprising success in Angers and abroad of the Plantagenet petition launched on that town hall website on May 28th has started to trigger an unforeseen consequence. Angers city, which set up more than a year ago an englicized brand Angers Loire Valley, got suddenly, thanks to the petition (originally linked to the Accroche-Coeurs event due to take place in the city after the summer holidays), an international fame. 

In order to enhance the effect of the petition, the city website is now led to speak English! "1,800 people have already signed [the petition], our objective 800,000" write its responsibles before reminding, in the same language, the historical origin of The Plantagenet Petition (the murder of the last heir of the Plantagenet dynasty). The website takes an unusual tone : "More than 500 Facebook fans on our pages and you?". Legitimately proud of the success, its editors list all the websites, daily newspapers and magazines which recounted the event with a bilingual title "What does the press say about it?" quoting several medias (among them Angers Daily News!).

It's not sure the petition will get the return to Angers of the Queen Elizabeth II jewels crown but the attempt looks to have triggered the realization of the historical links of Angers with UK what could help the city to call attention on itself. This will maybe the most important result of the petition : the "jewels" Angers was looking for since a long time in its attempt to get a larger fame in France and abroad is its English touch.