ARMAGNAC

ärmänyäkˈ, region and former county, SW France, in Gascony, roughly coextensive with Gers dept. Auch is the chief town. Armagnac is famous for the brandy bearing the same name. The counts of Armagnac originated in the 10th cent. as vassals of the dukes of Gascony. Their power reached its height with Count Bernard VII, who dominated France in the early 15th cent. Margaret of Angoulême, sister of Francis I of France, married the last count of Armagnac, who died without issue. Armagnac eventually passed to her second husband, Henri d'Albret, king of Navarre, whose grandson became King Henry IV. Henry added Armagnac to the royal domain in 1607.

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books on: Armagnac  - 305 results

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The Chronicles of Froissart
Book by John Bourchier, G. C. Macaulay, Jean Froissart; Macmillan, 1899
Subjects: Europe--History--476-1492, Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
...had not seen before; and the earl of Armagnac thought that, if the prince and princess...part thereof. So much did the earl of Armagnac, that at his instance the prince and...good cheer. And there was the earl of Armagnac and the lord dAlbret, and they desired...
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The Hundred Years War: A Wider Focus
Book by L. J. Andrew Villalon, Donald J. Kagay; Brill, 2005
Subjects: France--Foreign Relations--Great Britain, France--History, Military--1328-1589, Great Britain--Foreign Relations--France, Great Britain--History, Military--1066-1485, Hundred Years' War, 1339-1453
...services were on behalf of a Foix or Armagnac partisan, even if that allegiance was...the brother-in-law of the count of Armagnac. Bringing a force of over 1,000 men...him to disrupt communications between Armagnac territories on either side of the Garonne...
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The Interrogation of Joan of Arc
Book by Karen Sullivan; University of Minnesota Press, 1999
Subjects: Christian Women Saints--France--Biography, Joan--Of Arc, Saint--1412-1431--Trials, Litigation, Etc, Questioning--France--History--Sources
...because of this recognition that the Armagnac clerics finally ceased to dispute her...ment, the revival of the morale of the Armagnac party. Though Joan was respected as...English armies outside Orl6ans, the Armagnac troops sent to disrupt it once again...
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Joan of Arc
Book by Francis C. Lowell; Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1896
Subjects: Joan--Of Arc, Saint--1412-1431
...government of France was in the hands of Armagnac. John the Fearless had no wish that...undertake the conquest of France in earnest. Armagnac had kept his control of the king, and...the land, the people naturally blamed Armagnac rather than Duke John, and at last they...
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Europe in Transition, 1300-1520
Book by Wallace K. Ferguson; Houghton Mifflin, 1962
Subjects: Civilization, Medieval, Europe--Civilization, Europe--History--476-1492, Renaissance
...welcomed the aid of the invader against the Armagnac party, which had seized the mad king...Agincourt in 1415 was therefore largely an Armagnac force with little support from the Burgundian...Charles V had been allowed to lapse. The Armagnac nobles were, in any case, feudal anachronisms...
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journal articles on: Armagnac  - 15 results

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Flaming Words: Verbal Violence and Gender in Premodern Paris
Journal article by Helen Solterer; The Romanic Review, Vol. 86, 1995
Subjects: French literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Invective--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Pizan, Christine de--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Sexism and literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Violence in literature--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...The tensions between Burgundian and Armagnac partisans involved numerous vollies of...assassinations and broken truces between Armagnac and Burgundian that led to a massing...with the same vigor. Turning to blame Armagnac and Burgundian clans added another challenge...
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Mark Twain, William James, and the Funding of Freedom in 'Joan of Arc'
Journal article by Jason G. Horn; Studies in American Fiction, Vol. 23, 1995
Subjects: James, William (Philosopher)--Authorship, Joan of Arc, Saint--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Twain, Mark--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...freedom she embodies within the French Armagnac cause. He explains that Joan and "every...in the village" of Domremy was "an Armagnac - a patriot," like himself, faithful...narrators attempts to confine Joan to an Armagnac nationalistic vocabulary. De Conte undermines...
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Women and Text in Gascon Tall Tales
Journal article by Vera Mark; Journal of American Folklore, Vol. 100, 1987
Subjects: Folklore, Folklore--United States, Manners And Customs, United States--Social Life And Customs
...from his amorous travails, he is revived by a good swig of Armagnac, a regional brandy specific to southwestern France. His success...tale. The region is positively valued through the beverage of Armagnac brandy, which revives Moncrabeau; furthermore, relations...
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An Army of Chitterlings
Journal article by David Kirby; The Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol. 82, 2006
Subjects: Cities, Literary criticism, Nostalgia, Paris France, Social life & customs, Tourist attractions, Travel
...washed down with two bottles of Bordeaux followed by snifters of Armagnac and coffee. On the street outside, Barbara wants to take...buildings, so that lovers who havent had too much Bordeaux and Armagnac can deploy Master John Thursday in a safe and enjoyable manner...
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Shakespeare's "Books of Memory": 1 and 2 Henry VI
Journal article by Jerome Mazzaro; Comparative Drama, Vol. 35, 2001
Subjects: Henry VI (Theater)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Historical drama, English--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Shakespeare, William--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...breaking his pledge of marriage to the daughter of the earl of Armagnac and becomes, thereby, open to the negative influences of...that of Henry toward his fiancee, the daughter of the earl of Armagnac. At the encouragement of Suffolk, Henry renounces his pledge...
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The Perfect Sip: John D. Gregory Enjoys an Armagnac Moment
Magazine article; Black Enterprise, Vol. 35, December 2004
Subjects: Brandy--Analysis
...Perfect Sip: John D. Gregory Enjoys an Armagnac Moment. Southwest Frances Gascogny region...For brandy connoisseurs, there is Armagnac, Frances premier brandy. For more than 600 years, Armagnac has been aged in oak barrels, its artisanal...
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Drink: Over Cocktails, My Friend Reveals All about Her Speed-Dating
Magazine article by Victoria Moore; New Statesman, Vol. 132, February 10, 2003
Subjects: Cocktails--Menus and recipes, Cocktails--Social aspects, Dating (Social customs)
...home. Tonight, I have a date with an Armagnac cocktail and two girls, one of whom...arrive. Its a little bit unusual to use Armagnac rather than cognac in cocktails. Barmen...sweetness bordering on soapy and that Armagnac, with its fire and individuality, is...
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The Other Joan of Arc: Beautiful, Clever and Determined, Yolande of Aragon Was at the Heart of the Diplomatic and Military Campaigns That United 15th-Century France. Margaret L. Kekewich Charts Her Career
Magazine article by Margaret L. Kekewich; History Today, Vol. 59, January 2009
Subjects: Military maneuvers--History, Military operations--History, Princesses--Appreciation, Princesses--History, Yolande of Aragon--Appreciation, Yolande of Aragon--History
...between the factions of Burgundy and Armagnac that raged, filling the power vacuum...The house of Orleans and the Count of Armagnac led the faction that bore the latters...choice; she could either ally with the Armagnac faction (its natural leader, the Duke...
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Waking to the Spirit Clock
Magazine article by Trevanian; The Antioch Review, Vol. 61, Summer 2003
...itch, then he produced a flask of the armagnac that he had promised as a chasse-cafe...poured out two very generous portions of armagnac into unused wine glasses, passed one...chair, cupping my glass to warm the armagnac. "I learned about the Forgotten Ones...
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Grapes of Gascony: A Vintners' Cooperative in Southwestern France Is Creating Impressive New Wines from Rare Old Varieties
Magazine article by Corby Kummer; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 290, December 2002
Subjects: Gascony--Description and travel, Gascony--Food and nutrition, Wine industry--Environmental aspects, Wine industry--Production management, Wine--Production processes, Wineries, Wineries--Environmental aspects, Wineries--Production management
...nicely making wines to be distilled into Armagnac--one of the worlds finest and most...farmers grapes and made them into wines for Armagnac. When Dubosc prepared to assume his...made wines good enough to distill into Armagnac, but not good enough to justify the...
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newspaper articles on: Armagnac  - 237 results

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Armagnac Is Turning 700 and Having a Fine Celebration, Writes ALEXANDRE PEYRILLE; Forty Ways to Drink Your Armagnac
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), March 6, 2010
Armagnac Is Turning 700 and Having a Fine Celebration, Writes ALEXANDRE PEYRILLE; Forty Ways to Drink Your Armagnac. FRANCES oldest spirit, Armagnac, is celebrating its 700th birthday with a new marketing push...
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Cognac's Country Cousin; Getting in the Spirit: An Alambic (Still) Is Fired Up to Distill Armagnac
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 26, 2007
...Spirit: An Alambic (Still) Is Fired Up to Distill Armagnac. Byline: ANDREW NEATHER EVEN by the standards...green, rural southwest. And the best area for Armagnac - Bas-Armagnac - is also the most remote. Armagnac is a brandy...
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Cognac's Country Cousin; Getting in the Spirit: An Alambic (Still) Is Fired Up to Distill Armagnac
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 26, 2007
...Spirit: An Alambic (Still) Is Fired Up to Distill Armagnac. Byline: ANDREW NEATHER EVEN by the standards of...Frances green, rural southwest. And the best area for Armagnac Bas-Armagnac is also the most remote. Armagnac is a brandy still...
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IRISH DAILY Mirror PROPERTY IRELAND: HOME ABROAD; Residence Euaze Golf, Armagnac Region, Eauze, Bordeaux, France
Newspaper article; The Mirror (London, England), January 24, 2008
IRISH DAILY Mirror PROPERTY IRELAND: HOME ABROAD; Residence Euaze Golf, Armagnac Region, Eauze, Bordeaux, France. Byline: by Property Editor MICHELLE OKEEFE ALL properties are stylishly furnished to the...
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DO YOU WANT ICE WITH THAT? Remember When Apresski Was about as Exciting as a Tyrolean Oompah Band? How Soon Things Change Simon Mills Raises a Glass of Vintage Armagnac to the Hottest Bars in the Coolest Resorts This Season
Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 1, 2006
...How Soon Things Change Simon Mills Raises a Glass of Vintage Armagnac to the Hottest Bars in the Coolest Resorts This Season. Byline...the latest kit from Patagonia, North Face and Arcteryx drink Armagnac. Its the same deal over the valley, where Rob Sawyer, former...
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encyclopedia articles on: Armagnac  - 8 results

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Armagnac
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
ARMAGNAC armanyak , region and former county, SW France...coextensive with Gers dept. Auch is the chief town. Armagnac is famous for the brandy bearing the same name. The counts of Armagnac originated in the 10th cent. as vassals of the...
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Gascony
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...majestic Pyrenees forming the border with Spain, and the hilly Armagnac region between the Adour and Garonne rivers are the main geographic...political unit; most of its territory was held by the counts of Armagnac, the counts of Foix , and the lords of Albret . All these...
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Auch
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...center with a variety of manufactures and an important trade in Armagnac brandy, poultry, wine, and grain. One of the chief towns of Roman Gaul, it was an archiepiscopal see, the capital of Armagnac (10th cent.), and the capital of Gascony (17th cent...
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Bernard VII
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
BERNARD VII bernar , d. 1418, count of Armagnac, constable of France. As father-in-law of Charles d Orleans he led the Armagnac faction (see Armagnacs and Burgundians ) and from 1415 to 1418 was virtual ruler of France. His oppression...
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John the Fearless
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...a result of a reaction against the violence of his supporters, the Cabochiens . He did not aid the government, now under Armagnac control, against the English invaders under King Henry V, and in 1418 he took advantage of French defeats to seize Paris...
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