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Hace 2 días · The Cagots (pronounced) were a persecuted minority who lived in the west of France and northern Spain: the Navarrese Pyrenees, Basque provinces, Béarn, Aragón, Gascony and Brittany. Evidence of the group exists as far back as 1000 CE.
Hace 3 días · Du cadet de Gascogne au roi blanc des Patagons. 16 septembre 1943 : bombardement des Alliés sur Nantes. 16 septembre 1908 : fondation des Camelots du Roi. 14 septembre 2002 : décès d’Henri Fenet. Influences communautaires et décadence, les regrets tardifs du Kaiser.
Hace 3 días · In April 1323 the Gascons in England received authority (fn. 121) to levy contributions on their fellow-countrymen importing wine in order to defray expenses, amounting to two hundred marks, incurred "in the prosecution of affairs of common utility" The nature of the liberties they then received is probably revealed in a petition (fn. 122) of th...
Hace 2 días · Chateau de Lartigolle’s commitment to excellence shines through in its dining experiences, where the rich flavours of Gascony are celebrated in every dish. Guests are treated to elevated interpretations of regional classics, with main courses like roasted sirloin steak, slow-smoked lamb, and magret duck breast.
Hace 1 día · On 3 March 1465, Charles of France, duke of Berry and brother to Louis XI, fled to Brittany from the royal court at Poitiers. While tensions between the king and the princes had been building since late 1464, Charles’s flight is typically taken as marking the beginning of the War of the Public Weal, which pitted the bulk of the princes of France—including the dukes of Berry, Bourbon ...
At that time, their respective countries did not yet exist as unified states: Roncal belonged to the Kingdom of Navarre, and Béarn to the Duchy of Gascony (although only nominally because it was independent de facto). The San Martín stone pass. Credit: Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
Hace 2 días · C'est Jacques Lapart, l'historien bien connu, président de la Société archéologique, historique, littéraire et scientifique du Gers, qui prononce la conférence dont le sujet est : Les cadets de Gascogne.
