Guienne
Americannoun
noun
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Mainly to him must be attributed the expulsion of the English from Normandy, Guienne, and Poitou.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 1: Deposition to Eberswalde by Various
In holding Guienne through those three centuries their strength was wasted.
From When Love Calls by Weyman, Stanley John
The watchword of the Black Prince's army was "Guienne and St. George!" and that of King Henry's, "Castille and St. James!"
From The Boy's Book of Heroes by Peake, Helena
But his home administration was unpopular, whilst the incapacity of Edmund Beaufort ended in the loss of all Normandy and Guienne.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various
He avoided the English provinces of Poitou and Guienne, and rode southwards through Berry, Auvergne and Languedoc.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
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