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- Beautiful images of the Touraine ~ from Dawn Lincoln
- Loire Valley memorial to the abolition of slavery ~ inauguration on 25th March, 2012
- The Vendée War of 1773-1799 ~ the Loire valley during the French Revolution
- C17th Clermont Château or should that be Chasteau? What’s in a circumflex?
- Scenes of the Loire c1906 ~ and a little detective work by yours truly
- Animated Maps of French and World History
- C17th and C18th plans and maps of Amboise in the Loire Valley, Touraine
- Further early C20th images of women of the Touraine
- Further images of Edwardian women in the Touraine ~ 1908
- Young women of Vouvray in traditional Touraine costume ~ 1906
- Strange happenings in the sky over the Touraine ~ 1670 ~ can you shed any light?
- Postcard of the Chateau of Amboise ~ and its story from 1906
- Château of Amboise in the Loire Valley ~ C18th and C19th images
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Tag Archives: Descartes
Descartes: French Resistance and the Demarcation Line
When France signed L’Armistice on June 22, 1940 the Germans set up a whole series of measure to limit the circulation of the people, goods and the postal traffic between two zones either side of the ‘Demarcation Line’ which separated … Continue reading
Touraine Map c1608 ~ yours to explore and download
Here’s a cute map, c1608, of the area of South Touraine between La Haye (Descartes) to Azay. The early C17th spelling of place names is of interest as are the lack of details of roads but the significance of rivers … Continue reading
Descartes Paper Mill during the First World War
The remarkable image below is a watercolour painted in 1916 by Gaston ADOUE who belonged to a group of German soldiers prisoner of war working in the Paper Mill of La Haye-Descartes (today named Descartes). This painting is of the … Continue reading
c1908 postcard image of Descartes, Touraine Region, France
This postcard is from my small collection. It appears to be franked 1908. This would fit with the 10 centimes stamp for this was the cost of sending a postcard within France between 1878 to 1917. Descartes itself is a … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, Descartes, Descartes/La Haye
Tagged Descartes, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, René Descartes, Touraine, Touraine History
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Images and info on the barrage on the River Creuse, Descartes, South Touraine
Construction of the original dam, or barrage, was started in 1857 and completed in 1861. It was linked to the hydro-electric generation plant that supplied electricity to the Mame paper mills in La Haye-Descartes. This power supply continued right up … Continue reading
Tours synagogue and its WWII commemorative plaques
Late last year Sandra and I visited the small synagogue in the city of Tours (below). It can be found at 37, Rue Parmentier in Tours and dates from 1907, a gift from the Parisian, Daniel Osiris. Its architect … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Century, architecture, Arts, Betz-le-Chateau, Betz-le-Chateau, Chedigny, Chenonceau, Descartes/La Haye, Jewish history, Jewish persicution, La Gurche, Loches, Manthelan, Monts, Sainte Maure, St Branchs, Tours, Vértez, World War II
Tagged Auschwitz concentration camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, Betz-le-Chateau, Chedigny, Chenonceaux, Descartes, French architecture, La Ferrierre, La Guerche, Loches, Loire Valley, Loire Valley History, Manthelan, Monts, St Maure, St. Branchs, Touraine, Tours, Vértez, World War II
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Descartes ~ The Conty-Freson Resistance Network and the Pont Henri IV
Anyone who visits the town of Descartes in the South Touraine surly can not help but be impressed by the sight of the majestic River Creuse with its ten-arched bridge and the remarkable memorial on the Descartes side dedicated to … Continue reading
Descartes ~ the decline of its paper industry & railway
I love the town of Descartes ~ it has a gritty realism that kind of suits me; it’s a really unpretentious, working town. Post World War II there were a number of paper producing centers in the Touraine at: Balesmes, … Continue reading
The Battle of Descartes, 1356 ~ the battle that almost was….
In 1356 there was very nearly a battle between the English and French armies at Descartes in the South Touraine….it happened almost like this….. In 1355, as part of what is known as the 100 Years War, the English king, … Continue reading
