Picardy (/ˈpɪkərdi/; Picard and French: Picardie, French: [pikaʁdi] , Picard: IPA: [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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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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Sweating sickness (section Picardy sweat)
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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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 bears resemblance to the English sweating sickness. The...
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Berger Picard (redirect from Picardy Shepherd)
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 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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"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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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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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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Hauts-de-France (redirect from Nord-Pas-de-Calais-Picardy)
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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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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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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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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Operation Michael (redirect from 2nd Battle of Picardy)
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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Battle of Amiens (1918) (redirect from Third Battle of Picardy)
The Battle of Amiens, also known as the Third Battle of Picardy (French: 3ème Bataille de Picardie), was the opening phase of the Allied offensive which...
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Edinburgh Trams (redirect from Picardy Place Tram Stop)
services from St Andrew Square to York Place would enable Broughton Street, Picardy Place and the surrounding area to be better served at comparatively little...
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Albert, Somme (redirect from Albert, Picardy)
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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Picard language (redirect from Picardy language)
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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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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Picardy Wallonia (French: Wallonie picarde, pronounced [walɔni pikaʁd]; Picard: Walonnie picarte) or Western Hainaut (French: Hainaut-Occidental; Picard:...
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Château-Thierry (redirect from Château-Thierry, Picardy)
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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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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Allonville (redirect from Allonville, Picardy)
Allonville (French pronunciation: [alɔ̃vil]) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The commune is situated 3 miles...
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Jean-Michel Macron (category Academic staff of the University of Picardy Jules Verne)
1950) is a French doctor and professor of neurology at the University of Picardy. He is the father of French president Emmanuel Macron. Jean-Michel Macron...
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French cuisine is the cooking traditions and practices from France. In the 14th century, Guillaume Tirel, a court chef known as "Taillevent", wrote Le...
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Ham, Somme (redirect from Ham in Picardy)
Ham (French pronunciation: [am]; Picard: Hin) is a commune in the Somme department in Hauts-de-France, northern France. Ham is situated on the D930 and...
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Joan, Countess of Ponthieu (redirect from Jeanne de Dammartin, the French-born Countess of Ponthieu in Picardy)
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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Coincy, Aisne (redirect from Coincy, Picardy)
Coincy (French pronunciation: [kwɛ̃si]) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. It is located approximately 35 miles...
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