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1 day ago · The term Angevin Empire (/ ˈ æ n dʒ ɪ v ɪ n /; French: Empire Plantagenêt) describes the possessions held by the House of Plantagenet during the 12th and 13th centuries, when they ruled over an area covering roughly all of present-day England, half of France, and parts of Ireland and Wales, and had further influence over much of the remaining British Isles.
- Roman Catholicism (official)
1 day ago · Nice was probably founded around 350 BC by colonists from the Greek city of Phocaea in western Anatolia. It was given the name of Níkaia ( Νίκαια) in honour of a victory over the neighbouring Ligurians (people from the northwest of Italy, probably the Vediantii kingdom); Nike ( Νίκη) was the Greek goddess of victory.
- 71.92 km² (27.77 sq mi)
- Alpes-Maritimes
1 day ago · Founded c. 600 BC by Greek settlers from Phocaea, Marseille is the oldest city in France, as well as one of Europe's oldest continuously inhabited settlements. It was known to the ancient Greeks as Massalia ( Greek : Μασσαλία , romanized : Massalía ) and to Romans as Massilia .
- 240.62 km² (92.90 sq mi)
- Bouches-du-Rhône
Apr 8, 2024 · Josephine Baker (born June 3, 1906, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died April 12, 1975, Paris, France) was an American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black American culture, which took Paris by storm in the 1920s. Baker grew up fatherless and in poverty.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Apr 4, 2024 · Visit Vannes and then go to the Vieilles Charrues Festival. First, visit the city by little train to discover its history in 30 to 50 minutes. Discover La Cohue (French website), the Vannes Fine Arts Museum. Admire the works of Pierre Buraglio, Geneviève Asse and Eugène Delacroix, among others.
3 days ago · The office was discontinued in 1936. One outstanding contribution that the community made to the natural history of Newton County was the cultivation of pecan trees. The first trees were planted by Mrs. W.A. Steele, in 1849. It was R.L. Odom, however, who made Toledo the center of the pecan industry in southeast Texas. Odom came to Toledo in 1907.
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