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Blois-Vienne
Blois-Vienne (), or merely Vienne for locals, is the common name given to the southern part of Blois, central France, separated from the rest of the city by the natural border of the Loire, Loire river. It corresponds to the subdistricts of Blois-Vienne Church, St Saturnin, La Creusille Harbor, ''La Creusille'', ''Les Métairies'' (college and cemetery) and ''La Vaquerie'', but also include the hamlets of ''Bas-Rivière'' and ''Béjun'', although these ones are now administratively attached to the neighboring commune of Chailles. In other words, it is now the left bank of the Loire in Blois. Nowadays, this borough (or district) of around 10,000 inhabitants is the physical heritage of the former village of ''Vienne-lez-Blois'', which remained independent of the royal domain until the beginning of the 17th century, when it was attached to the city, first as a suburb, then as a district. History Ancient times No written documentation about the area during the ancient times was fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blois
Blois ( ; ) is a commune and the capital city of Loir-et-Cher department, in Centre-Val de Loire, France, on the banks of the lower Loire river between Orléans and Tours. With 45,898 inhabitants by 2019, Blois is the most populated city of the department, and the 4th of the region. Historically, the city was the capital of the county of Blois, created on 832 until its integration into the Royal domain in 1498, when Count Louis II of Orléans became King Louis XII of France. During the Renaissance, Blois was the official residence of the King of France. History Pre-history Since 2013, excavations have been conducted by French National Institute of Preventive Archaeological Research (''INRAP'' in French) in Vienne where they found evidence of "one or several camps of late Prehistory hunter-gatherers, who were also fishermen since fishing traps were found there.. ..They were ancestors of the famous Neolithic farmer-herders, who were present in current France around 6,000 BC ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blois-Vienne Church
Blois-Vienne Church (''Église Saint-Saturnin de Blois'' in French) is a Roman Catholic church located on the left bank of the Loire river in the city of Blois, France. It was originally built between circa 1500 and 1528. The edifice is in the late Flamboyant Gothic style. Its west side is oriented to one of the 4 last churchyards in France. History Origins Between the 10th and 11th centuries, a Catholic church was established in Vienne-lez-Blois, on the left bank of the Loire, right in front of the town center of Blois, located at the present-day ''13 rue Munier''. Firstly known as ''St. Saturnin church'', since the parish was dedicated to St. Saturnin of Toulouse, its name changed several times afterwards: ''St. Germain of Vienne church'' in 1326, then ''St. Cernin church'' in 1391, and finally ''St. Cerny church'' in 1449. Site of pilgrimage Since its establishment, the successive Blois-Vienne churches have always been modest buildings. It was also located on one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of The Former Bridges In Blois
During its History, the city of Blois has included various bridges, mainly over the Loire river, but also over the Cosson river, one of its tributaries. Bridges over the Loire river The Dike bridge As early as the Roman Empire, between AD 20 and 300, a permanent river crossing system was built downstream of the medieval bridge and the current Jacques-Gabriel Bridge. This rather rudimentary system consisted of various submersible artificial islands aligned diagonally and alternating with flooded passages, known as dike (''duits'' in French). Such a dike bridge seems to have been built and used to make it possible to link the two banks on which two independent villages developed: ''Castrum Blesense'' on the right bank and ''Vienna'' on a river island at the other side. The Ancient bridge Between the 1st and 2nd centuries, a first proper bridge was also built to join the two banks. Also known as ''Gallo-Roman bridge'', it was located further downstream from the present-da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Creusille Harbor
La Creusille is a harbor on the left bank of the Loire, Loire river, located in the Blois-Vienne, southern part of Blois, France. Meaning The word ''Creusille'' () is an old local dialect term to designate the “hollow pilgrim's scallop” (« ''creuse coquille du pèlerin'' » in French). This refers to the Scallop#shell of Saint James, shell of Saint James Christian pilgrims were used to wear when going to Santiago de Compostela, Spain. History Since the Ancient history, Ancient times, the Loire, Loire river is the major axis in the region for transportation, and its stream bed made the Val de Loire agricultural. Due to its strategical situation, Blois is an obligatory passage for all pilgrims who follow the Camino de Santiago, Way of St James through the Tours Route (on the ''Via Turonensis'' starting in Paris and passing through Tours). The flows of people and goods are thus constant, and justify the development of rudimentary strikes at several points of the banks of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presque-isle
Presque-isle (from the French ''presqu'île'', meaning ''almost island'') is a geographical term denoting a piece of land which is closer to being an island than most peninsulas because of its being joined to the mainland by an extremely narrow neck of land. List of presque-isles *Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera in Spain *Monte Argentario in Italy *Quiberon in Brittany, France *Saint-Malo in Brittany, France *Māhia Peninsula in the Hawke's Bay Region of New Zealand *Isle of Portland in Dorset, England *Northmavine in Shetland, Scotland *Presqu'ile Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada *Presque Isle State Park in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States * Presque Isle Township in Presque Isle County, Michigan *Catawba Island Township, Ottawa County, Ohio *Presque Isle Park, Marquette, Michigan * Presque Isle in Maine, United States *Presqu'île of Lyon, the central part of the city of Lyon, France *Vũng Tàu City, Bà Rịa–Vũng Tàu province, Vietnam See also * Presque Isle * Tied ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnutes
The Carnutes or Carnuti (Gaulish: 'the horned ones'), were a Gallic tribe dwelling in an extensive territory between the Sequana (Seine) and the Liger (Loire) rivers during the Iron Age and the Roman period. Name They are mentioned as ''Carnutes'' by Caesar (mid-1st c. BC) and Livy (late-1st c. BC), ''Carnūti'' by Tibullus (late-1st c. BC), ''Karnoútōn'' (Καρνούτων) and ''Karnoúntōn'' (Καρνούντων) by Strabo (early 1st c. AD), ''Karnoũtai'' (Καρνοῦται) by Ptolemy (2nd c. AD), and as ''Carnunta'' in the ''Notitia Dignitatum'' (5th c. AD). The Gaulish ethnonym ''Carnutes'' literally means 'the horned ones', probably in reference to their combat helmets. It stems from the Gaulish root ''carno-'' ('horn'), itself from Proto-Celtic *''karno-'' ('horn, hoof'; cf. Middle Welsh ''carn'' 'hoof'). The name ''Carnutes'' is linguistically related to the Brittonic ''*Kornouii'' and the Welsh ''Kernyw'', designating the Cornwall region. The city of Chartr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River Island
River Island is a London-based, multi-channel fashion brand, founded in 1948 by Bernard Lewis. The retailer has a presence in over 125 of worldwide markets, in stores and online. Best known for its trend focused womenswear offering, River Island also has menswear, kidswear and pet collections. River Island’s collections are entirely designed in-house at the brand’s West London head office, and it was one of the first vertical fashion retailers in the UK. In the 1960s, it became an influential name in the womenswear fashion scene, under its previous name: Chelsea Girl. Today, River Island is considered a key player on the UK high street, with 250 stores across the country, including flagship locations in London, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham, plus a significant online presence. In recent years, the business has expanded internationally, and continued to grow its online offer. River Island is a private company, and remains fully owned by the Lewis family. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floods
A flood is an overflow of water ( or rarely other fluids) that submerges land that is usually dry. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the tide. Floods are an area of study of the discipline hydrology and are of significant concern in agriculture, civil engineering and public health. Human changes to the environment often increase the intensity and frequency of flooding, for example land use changes such as deforestation and removal of wetlands, changes in waterway course or flood controls such as with levees, and larger environmental issues such as climate change and sea level rise. In particular climate change's increased rainfall and extreme weather events increases the severity of other causes for flooding, resulting in more intense floods and increased flood risk. Flooding may occur as an overflow of water from water bodies, such as a river, lake, or ocean, in which the water overtops or breaks levees, resulting in some of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historians
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. Some historians are recognized by publications or training and experience.Herman, A. M. (1998). Occupational outlook handbook: 1998–99 edition. Indianapolis: JIST Works. Page 525. "Historian" became a professional occupation in the late nineteenth century as research universities were emerging in Germany and elsewhere. Objectivity During the ''Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt'' trial, people became aware that the court needed to identify what was an "objective historian" in the same vein as the reasonable person, and reminiscent of the standard traditionally used in English law of "the man on the Clapham omnibus". This was necessary so that there would be a legal benchmark to compare and contrast the scholar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borough
A borough is an administrative division in various English-speaking countries. In principle, the term ''borough'' designates a self-governing walled town, although in practice, official use of the term varies widely. History In the Middle Ages, boroughs were settlements in England that were granted some self-government; burghs were the Scottish equivalent. In medieval England, boroughs were also entitled to elect members of parliament. The use of the word ''borough'' probably derives from the burghal system of Alfred the Great. Alfred set up a system of defensive strong points (Burhs); in order to maintain these particular settlements, he granted them a degree of autonomy. After the Norman Conquest, when certain towns were granted self-governance, the concept of the burh/borough seems to have been reused to mean a self-governing settlement. The concept of the borough has been used repeatedly (and often differently) throughout the world. Often, a borough is a single town with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gaul
Gaul ( la, Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first described by the Romans. It was inhabited by Celtic and Aquitani tribes, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, most of Switzerland, parts of Northern Italy (only during Republican era, Cisalpina was annexed in 42 BC to Roman Italy), and Germany west of the Rhine. It covered an area of . According to Julius Caesar, Gaul was divided into three parts: Gallia Celtica, Belgica, and Aquitania. Archaeologically, the Gauls were bearers of the La Tène culture, which extended across all of Gaul, as well as east to Raetia, Noricum, Pannonia, and southwestern Germania during the 5th to 1st centuries BC. During the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, Gaul fell under Roman rule: Gallia Cisalpina was conquered in 204 BC and Gallia Narbonensis in 123 BC. Gaul was invaded after 120 BC by the Cimbri and the Teutons, who were in turn defeated by the Romans by 103 BC. Julius Caesar finally subdued the remaining parts of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauls
The Gauls ( la, Galli; grc, Γαλάται, ''Galátai'') were a group of Celtic peoples of mainland Europe in the Iron Age and the Roman period (roughly 5th century BC to 5th century AD). Their homeland was known as Gaul (''Gallia''). They spoke Gaulish, a continental Celtic language. The Gauls emerged around the 5th century BC as bearers of La Tène culture north and west of the Alps. By the 4th century BC, they were spread over much of what is now France, Belgium, Switzerland, Southern Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic, by virtue of controlling the trade routes along the river systems of the Rhône, Seine, Rhine, and Danube. They reached the peak of their power in the 3rd century BC. During the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, the Gauls expanded into Northern Italy ( Cisalpine Gaul), leading to the Roman–Gallic wars, and into the Balkans, leading to war with the Greeks. These latter Gauls eventually settled in Anatolia, becoming known as Galatians. After the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
