AUNIS

ōnēsˈ, small region and former province, W France, on the Atlantic coast. It is now part of the Charente-Maritime and Deux-Sèvres depts. and includes the islands of Ré and Oléron. La Rochelle, the historic capital and one of the leading ports of the region, and Rochefort are the chief cities. A part of Aquitaine, it was recovered from England in 1373 and incorporated into the French crown lands.

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books on: Aunis  - 97 results

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History of the Huguenot Emigration to America - Vol. 2
Book by Charles W. Baird; Dodd, Mead and Company, 1885
Subjects: Huguenots--United States--History
...Huguenots 263 La Rochelle 264 "La Terre d Aunis" 264 A glorious History 265 The Protestant...Sigourneys 282 The Protestant "Noblesse" of Aunis 283 The Sieur de Rivedoux 283 Bruneau de...Settlers in South Carolina 296 Marans in Aunis 297 The Seigneur de Cressy 598 Elie Boudinots...
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A History of Canada: Volume One: From its Origins to the Royal Regime, 1663 - Vol. 1
Book by Gustave Lanctot, Josephine Hambleton; Clarke, Irwin, 1963
Subjects: Canada--History
Perche, 211; Aunis, 138; Ile-de-France, 112; Maine...settlers; the west, Maine, Poitou, Aunis and Saintonge, 364 settlers; and the...Fleche. Later emigrants were drawn from Aunis because they could take ship at La Rochelle...
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The Revolution in Provincial France: Aquitaine, 1789-1799
Book by Alan Forrest; Clarendon Press, 1996
Subjects: Aquitaine (France)--History, France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799
...In the Charente-inferieure, when the Aunis and the Saintonge were merged, La Rochelle...eighteen lieues carrees in area, whereas the Aunis was only nine. They therefore argued from...1789-92, with special reference to Aunis and Saintonge Ph.D. thesis, Univ...
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Creolization of Language and Culture
Book by Robert Chaudenson; Routledge, 2001
Subjects: Creole Dialects, Cultural Relations
...Brittany, Ile-de-France, Orleans, Anjou, Saintonge, Aunis, Poitou, Boulogne, and Picardy provided 73 percent of the...were from Normandy, 12 percent from Poitou, 12 percent from Aunis, and 8 percent from Saintonge and Anjou; of those from the...
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Politics & Religion in Seventeenth-Century France: A Study of Political Ideas from the Monarchomachs to Bayle, as Reflected in the Toleration Controversy
Book by W. J. Stankiewicz; University of California Press, 1960
Subjects: France--Edit De Nantes, France--Politics And Government--17th Cent, Freedom Of Religion--France
...Histoire de la Reforme francaise , II , 432. 97 Data relating to Aunis and Saintonge illustrate the slow rate of conversions, which...average cost per head. In 1681 the number of conversions in Aunis and Saintonge was 1,503; the total outlay amounted to 11...
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Local Justice and Rural Society in the French Revolution
Journal article by Anthony Crubaugh; Journal of Social History, Vol. 34, 2000
Subjects: France--History, Justice, Administration of--History, Local government--History, Revolutions--France, Rural population--France
...corresponded to the historical provinces of Aunis and Saintonge. 6 I will commence with...Civil Justice in Seigneurial Tribunals in Aunis and Saintonge Stated succinctly, seigneurial...often inaccessible to rural inhabitants of Aunis and Saintonge. 8 The primary explanation...
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Magical Emasculation, Popular Anticlericalism, and the Limits of the Reformation in Western France Circa 1590
Journal article by Kevin C. Robbins; Journal of Social History, Vol. 31, 1997
Subjects: Clergy--Conduct of life, La Rochelle, France--Religion, Superstition--16th century, Weddings--History
...Rochelle and the adjacent provinces of Aunis and Saintonge, ministers of both faiths...westerners. Throughout the provinces of Aunis and Saintonge surrounding La Rochelle...Atlantic coast (Normandy, Poitou, Aunis, Saintonge, and Angoumois) manifested...
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Magical Emasculation, Popular Anticlericalism, and the Limits of the Reformation in Western France Circa 1590
Journal article by Kevin C. Robbins; Journal of Social History, Vol. 31, 1997
Subjects: Anti-clericalism--History, Clergy--Public opinion, France--History, Magic--Religious aspects
...Rochelle and the adjacent provinces of Aunis and Saintonge, ministers of both faiths...westerners. Throughout the provinces of Aunis and Saintonge surrounding La Rochelle...Atlantic coast (Normandy, Poitou, Aunis, Saintonge, and Angoumois) manifested...
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Minor Sources? Two Accounts of a 1670-1671 French Voyage to Guinea: Description, Authorship and Context*
Journal article by Gérard Chouin; History In Africa, Vol. 31, 2004
...period of his life. However, his name suggested that he originated from the western part of France, and more precisely from Aunis and Saintonge (Vendee, Charente-Maritime, and Deux-Sevres) in the region of Rochefort and La Rochelle, two of the main...
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A Window on the West Bank
Journal article by Bret Wallach; The Geographical Review, 2001
Subjects: Ethnologists--Personal narratives, Human geography--Research, West Bank--Social aspects
...paraphernalia I had imported to help him in his hobby, which was beekeeping. Once I brought his wife some European chocolate. Aunis house was new. So was every other house in the village--which is odd, if you think about it. But the village had been...
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San Francisco Ballet
Magazine article by Allan Ulrich; Dance Magazine, Vol. 81, July 2007
Subjects: Ballet companies--Performances, San Francisco Ballet Company--Performances
...Garen Scribner, Courtney Wright, and Matthew Stewart (Benjamins twin) in Concordia; Nicole Grand in Don Quixote; and James Sofranko (promoted to soloist midseason) in Jacques Garniers folksy male trio, Aunis. Remember the names.


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Raiders to Miss Shot for Glory in Finals; Toowoomba Goes Down Fighting to A[euro
Newspaper article; August 23, 2010
...Raiders play top six teams University of Queensland and Rocklea United away in the last two rounds of the regular season. aUnis up there, and Rocklea, and we can still do some damage,a he said. aThe season is over for us but at the end of the day...


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encyclopedia articles on: Aunis  - 3 results

 
 
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Aunis
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
AUNIS ones , small region and former province, W France, on the Atlantic coast. It is now part of the Charente-Maritime and Deux...
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France
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...section of the west coast, between the Gironde estuary and the Loire, is occupied by the provinces of Saintonge , Angoumois , Aunis , and Poitou . Since 1972 France has been administratively divided into 22 regions, many of which correspond to the nations...
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BrÉtigny, Treaty Of
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...free by the English at the price of 3 million gold crowns, he ceded to Edward III (without exacting feudal homage) Poitou, Aunis, Saintonge, Angoumois, Guienne, Gascony, Calais, and other territories. Edward then abandoned his claim to the French...


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