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'''Brittany''' is the top-left, tongue-shaped, bit of [[France]]. |
'''Brittany''' is the top-left, tongue-shaped, bit of [[France]]. |
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When the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] were there, they called it ''Armorica'' and it was inhabited by [[Gaul]]s. By the [[4th century]] tribesmen from [[Britain]] had begun to cross the [[English Channel|Channel]] to settle there, a flow which accelerated during the [[5th century]] as Roman troops and authority were withdrawn from Britain, and [[Anglo-Saxon]]s entered the country from the east. |
When the [[Roman Empire|Romans]] were there, they called it ''Armorica'' and it was inhabited by [[Gaul]]s. By the [[4th century]] tribesmen from [[Britain]] had begun to cross the [[English Channel|Channel]] to settle there, a flow which accelerated during the [[5th century]] as Roman [[soldier|troops]] and authority were withdrawn from Britain, and [[Anglo-Saxon]]s entered the country from the east. |
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To distinguish it from Britain proper, the region acquired the name of ''Brittany'' or ''Lesser Britain''. |
To distinguish it from Britain proper, the region acquired the name of ''Brittany'' or ''Lesser Britain''. |
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As time passed the region divided into three |
As time passed the region divided into three [[kingdom]]s -- Domnonia, Cornouaille and Bro Waroch (the first two taking their names from the Roman for "''Devon''" and the French for "''[[Cornwall]]''") -- which were later amalgamated once more, to form the [[Duchy]] of Brittany. |
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The Duchy maintained its independence from the [[France|French]] [[Crown]] until 1488, when the |
The Duchy maintained its independence from the [[France|French]] [[Crown]] until 1488, when the [[army]] of [[Wikipedia:Francis_II_of_Brittany|Duke François II]] were defeated and the duke forced to submit and become a [[vassal]] to the king of France. |
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Latest revision as of 02:38, 12 September 2007
Brittany is the top-left, tongue-shaped, bit of France.
When the Romans were there, they called it Armorica and it was inhabited by Gauls. By the 4th century tribesmen from Britain had begun to cross the Channel to settle there, a flow which accelerated during the 5th century as Roman troops and authority were withdrawn from Britain, and Anglo-Saxons entered the country from the east.
To distinguish it from Britain proper, the region acquired the name of Brittany or Lesser Britain.
As time passed the region divided into three kingdoms -- Domnonia, Cornouaille and Bro Waroch (the first two taking their names from the Roman for "Devon" and the French for "Cornwall") -- which were later amalgamated once more, to form the Duchy of Brittany.
The Duchy maintained its independence from the French Crown until 1488, when the army of Duke François II were defeated and the duke forced to submit and become a vassal to the king of France.
