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    Picardy (/ˈpɪkərdi/; Picard and French: Picardie, French: [pikaʁdi] , Picard: [piˈkaʀdi]) is a historical and cultural territory and a former administrative...
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  • A Picardy third, (/ˈpɪkərdi/; French: tierce picarde) also known as a Picardy cadence or Tierce de Picardie, is a major chord of the tonic at the end...
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  • Look up Picardy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Picardy is a historical territory of France. Picardy may also refer to: Picardy (hymn), a hymn tune...
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  • Picardy is a hymn tune used in Christian churches, based on a French carol; it is in a minor key and its meter is 8.7.8.7.8.7. Its name comes from the...
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    doubt the identity of sudor anglicus and Picardy sweat." There were also notable differences between the Picardy sweat and the English sweating sickness...
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    The Blue Picardy Spaniel (or Épagneul Bleu de Picardie) is a breed of Spaniel originating in France, from the area around the mouth of the River Somme...
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    Picardy cuisine (French: la cuisine Picarde) refers to foods and food products from different departments of the Picardy region of France including Aisne...
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  • The Picardy sweat was an infectious disease of unknown cause and one of the only diseases that resembles the English sweating sickness. The Picardy sweat...
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    "Roses of Picardy" is a popular British song with lyrics by Frederic Weatherly and music by Haydn Wood. Published in London in 1916 by Chappell & Co,...
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    The Picardy Spaniel is a breed of dog developed in France for use as a gundog. It is related to the Blue Picardy Spaniel, and still has many similarities...
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    bair-ZHAY pih-KAR, French: [bɛʁʒe pikaʁ]) or Picardy Shepherd, is a French herding dog originating in Picardy. These dogs nearly became extinct after both...
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  • Picardy Wallonia (French: Wallonie picarde, pronounced [walɔni pikaʁd]; Picard: Walonnie picarte) or Western Hainaut (French: Hainaut-Occidental; Picard:...
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    reform of French regions in 2014, from a merger of Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy. Its prefecture is Lille. The new region came into existence on 1 January...
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    Guise (redirect from Guise, Picardy)
    Guise (/ɡwiːz/ GWEEZ, French: [ɡɥiz]; Dutch: Wieze) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The city was the birthplace...
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    The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which began on 8 August 1918, later known...
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    This is a list of châteaux in the French region of Picardy. Château d'Autremencourt in Autremencourt Château de Blérancourt in Blérancourt Château de...
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    Battles of the Somme, 1918, whilst the French call it the Second Battle of Picardy (2ème Bataille de Picardie). The failure of the offensive marked the beginning...
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  • 1°35′45″E / 50.5174°N 1.59586389°E / 50.5174; 1.59586389 The Royal Picardy was a luxury hotel in Le Touquet-Paris-Plage, France which was built in...
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  • Roses of Picardy is a 1927 British silent war film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Lillian Hall-Davis, John Stuart and Humberston Wright. The title...
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    University of Picardy Jules Verne (French: Université de Picardie Jules Verne; UPJV) is a public university located in the former Picardy region of France...
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    Elizabeth sent a force of some 4,200 men under Thomas Baskerville to Picardy, joining Henry's forces. The Anglo-French force arrived, then besieged...
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    Château-Thierry (French: [ʃɑto tjeʁi]; Picard: Catieu-Thierry) is a French commune situated in the department of the Aisne, in the administrative region...
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    The coat of arms of Picardy quarters the old royal coat of arms of France (blue with three gold fleurs-de-lis) with three red lions on silver. The flag...
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    Ficelle picarde (category Picardy cuisine)
    Ficelle picarde ("Picardy string") is a dish of Picardy, northern France, consisting of a rolled savoury crêpe stuffed with a slice of ham and a creamed...
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    of Tournai and Mons (Walloon Picardy). The language or dialect is referred to by different names, as residents of Picardy call it simply Picard, but in...
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    Retrieved 2 April 2017. Tucker, Alan. "Birmingham: Godmother of Albert in Picardy". Stand To! (82). Western Front Association. Population en historique depuis...
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    region of Picardy. The first Miss Picardy was crowned in 1927, although the title was not used regularly until 1985. The current Miss Picardy is Marina...
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    too, died, leaving two children. But according to inheritance customs in Picardy, where Ponthieu lay, Joan's young grandson John of Ponthieu could not succeed...
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    As well as seven outlets in Amiens, they have shops in other cities in Picardy and the north of France – Lille, Arras and Saint-Quentin. Trogneux have...
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    Picardy is an Australian winery at Pemberton, in the Pemberton wine region of Western Australia. It was established in 1993 by Dr. Bill Pannell, his wife...
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