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    During the religious war mostly after the collapsing of the League authority, Burgundy swayed by the harsh situation, the countryside had been regularly pillaged and towns lost their power under the fiscal pressure and needs of the poor. The most organized and important peasant revolt was the Bonnets Rouges who were the rebellious wine-growers of Burgundy. The Bonnet Rouges revolt was the spontaneous uprising of the armed peasantry of different villages with mutual cooperation together under their

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    Cgony first thought of the idea creating a mooring point at Dien Bien Phu in northwest Vietnam.While Cgony had visioned a slightly  defended airbase, Navarre seized on the location for trying the strong point approach.Though his soldiers protested, pointing out that unlike the battle of Na San they would not hold the higher ground around the camp, Navarres planning moved forward.On November 20, 1953, Operation Castor started and 9,000 French troops were were dropped into the Dien Bien Phu area over the

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    The peace between the two sides did not last long, this led to the events of the Saint Bartholomew’s Day Massacre. The Massacre occurred because Charles IX felt that those gathering for the wedding of Henry of Navarre was just a plot against the monarchy. Charles IX ordered his army to attack the Protestant group; which led to the massacre. “The murder of the Huguenot leaders and the defection of thousands of terror-stricken followers thinned the ranks of the French

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    Country (France and Spain) The pottok, pronounced 'pot-ee-ok' (Basque: pottoka, ""little horse"), is a pony native to the Pyrenees of the Basque Country in France and Spain. Pyrenean Tarpan part of the Konik Breed Type: In Poland-Pottok; In France-Navarre Pony; In Spain-Asturian; In Portugal-Garrano. History The pottok's origins may lie as far back as 10,000 years ago. Ancient cave paintings in the area show pottok-like horses. They are thought to descend from the Magdalenian horses of 14,000 - 7

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    succeeded in helping ballet develop even further. For example, Catherine helped develop ballet further by having her own piece of work, 'Le Paradis d' Amour', be presented at her daughters wedding, where Marguerite de Valois was wedded to Henry of Navarre. Naturally, with ballet having an aristocratic background, aristocratic money was responsible for the dance styles initial stages of development in court ballet. Royalty was what dictated the literature, music, and ideas that was incorporated into

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    forgot all about the lesson the very next day. In fact, I know so many of the other students did the same thing too. English was one of those classes. “Writers Do Not Follow Rules” by Patrick Tompkins and “The Wrong Way to Teach Grammar” by Michelle Navarre Cleary were two articles that wrote what I have been complaining

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    siphonophore which is a colony of organisms working together. The scientific name of my organism is Physalia physalis. It’s more commonly known as the Portuguese man-of-war or bluebottles. I live in Navarre, Florida and I came across this beautiful organism while it washed up on shore at the Navarre beach. You can find them in the open ocean in the Atlantic Ocean, the Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean, and the Caribbean. Background The Portuguese man-of-war is a floating hydrozoan it is also a Siphonophore

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    adolescent years. During those formative years, my psychological development was impaired due to the emotional abuse and maltreatment I received from my mother: I was made to feel worthless; unloved; unwanted; and forced to meet the needs of my mother. Navarre EL. (1987) Subsequently, I developed a post-traumatic stress disorder and depression. Coentre. R & Power. P (2011). My aim is to gain authentic happiness and ameliorate my depression. In choosing the correct intervention to achieve eudemonic happiness

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    A Short History of the Basque Country Archaeological and ethnographic findings indicate that Basque [people] evolved from Cro-Magnon [...] in this area over a period dating from about 40,000 years ago until distinct features were acquired approximately 7,000 years ago. Two thousand years later the sheep, not native to these lands, was introduced and horse and cattle farming came into being, as shown by Adolf Staffe. These circumstances made it necessary for the people

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    (founding schools, seminaries, and universities) intellectual research and cultural pursuits. Battle of Pamplona: In the Siege of Pamplona, (May 20, 1521) The French and Spanish squared off for the territory of Navarre; the Spanish resisted the attack but eventually surrendered and lost Navarre. The importance of this relating to the book, St. Ignatius of Loyola: In God's Service, is that Ignatius himself was severely injured in that battle.

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