GC16R29 TALBOT (& END OF THE 100 YEARS WAR) (Traditional Cache) in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France created by signyred

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A cache by signyred Message this owner

Hidden : 10/16/2007

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A little frequented site on the banks of the Dordogne where John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, died fighting trying to keep English control over the part of France known as Guyenne.

The Hundred Years War started in 1337 when the French king, Philip VI declared the English-held Dutchy of Gascony confiscate. 3 years later Edward III declared himself the King of France and from then on the region of Aquitaine saw many battles (Tulle 1346) Domme (1347) as did other parts of France – Crecy (1346), Calais (1347), Poitiers (1356) & Agincourt (1415) . For most of the period the lords in the north of Périgord gave allegiance to the King of France and the lords in southern Périgord to the English King. In 1449, the French took advantage of political disputes in England to begin a campaign in Guyenne, where the people had a long tradition of loyalty to the English crown and were hostile to the French. Bergerac fell in 1450, Bordeaux in 1451 and at the Battle of Castillion on 17th July 1453, the English were removed from the region for good. That is until the second half of the 20th century !!

Apparently there was a chapel "Notre-Dame de Talbot"erected by the French on this spot a little after the battle but it was destroyed during the French Revolution.

La guerre de Cent Ans a commencé en 1337 lorsque le roi français, Philippe VI a déclaré le duché Anglais-tenu de la Gascogne confisquer. 3 ans plus tard Edouard III se proclame roi de France et à partir de là sur la région de l'Aquitaine a vu beaucoup de batailles (Tulle 1346) Domme (1347) de même que d'autres parties de la France - Crécy (1346), Calais (1347), Poitiers (1356 ) et Azincourt (1415). Pour la plupart de la période des seigneurs dans le nord du Périgord a donné l'allégeance au roi de France et les seigneurs du sud Périgord à le roi d'Angleterre. En 1449, les Français ont profité des différends politiques en Angleterre pour commencer une campagne en Guyenne, où les gens avaient une longue tradition de fidélité à la couronne anglaise et étaient hostiles à la française. Bergerac est tombé en 1450, Bordeaux en 1451 et à la bataille de Castillion le 17 Juillet 1453, les Anglais ont été retirés de la région pour de bon. C'est jusqu'à la seconde moitié du 20e siècle!

Apparemment, il y avait une chapelle "Notre-Dame de Talbot» érigé par les Français sur ce point un peu après la bataille, mais il a été détruit pendant la Révolution française.

A BIG THANK YOU TO MOKAKA FOR HELPING MAINTAIN THE CACHE IN OCTOBER 2012. AND A HUGE THANK YOU / MERCI BEAUCOUP TO ivor.caravan (obviously from the Pays de Galles FOR PUTTING A NEW TUBE IN PLACE IN JULY 2016 WHEN THE OLD CACHE HAD GONE MISSING AND SO KEEPING THIS FAR FLUNG (from me) CACHE GOING AND KEEPING TALBOT'S NAME ALIVE. LIKEWISE TO GOKYO44 FOR DOING THE SAME IN MAY 2018 AND PUTTING A NEW CONTAINER IN PLACE. I AM REALLY GRATEFUL TO YOU ALL.