Poitiers
Medieval battle site
Poitiers is a city in west-central France, capital of the Vienne department.
It was the site of two major battles: Charles Martel's defeat of Muslim forces in 732, which checked Islamic expansion into Western Europe, and the English victory over the French in 1356 during the Hundred Years' War.
The Battle of Poitiers changed the course of European history.
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
- Henry IIFirst Plantagenet English monarch
- CharlemagneEarly medieval Western unifier
- MerovingianEarly medieval Frankish rulers
Visigoths · feudalism · Carolingian · monasticism · Middle Ages · fortifications · ramparts · pilgrimage
Loire Valley municipality
- FranksMedieval Germanic tribe
- victoryDefeating an opponent
- cavalryMounted military force
- infantryGround combat troops
clash · Hundred Years War · Edward · English · French · siege · warfare · conquest
Bishop's principal church
- Saint-PierreMartinican port city
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
- façadeFalse outward appearance
- portalsPoints of entry
sculptures · frescoes · medieval churches · half-timbered · spires · cloisters · nave · stonework
Shared-living community
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- municipalityLocal governing district
- urbanPertaining to cities
- townhallLocal governance headquarters
mayor · inhabitants · boulevards · marketplace · plazas · cityscape · public transport
Those receiving instruction
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- facultiesInnate powers of mind
- lecturesFormal instructional talks
professors · scholarship · humanities · sciences · seminars · thesis · curriculum · undergraduate
Eleanor of Aquitaine
- PlantagenetMedieval English dynasty
- Henry IIFirst Plantagenet English monarch
- CharlemagneEarly medieval Western unifier
Merovingian · Visigoths · feudalism · Carolingian · monasticism · Middle Ages · fortifications · ramparts · pilgrimage
Tours
Loire Valley municipality
infantry · clash · Hundred Years War · Edward · English · French · siege · warfare · conquest · resistance
cathedral
Bishop's principal church
- Saint-PierreMartinican port city
- RomanesqueRound-arched medieval building style
- façadeFalse outward appearance
portals · sculptures · frescoes · medieval churches · half-timbered · spires · cloisters · nave · stonework · historic quarter
commune
Shared-living community
- prefectureAdministered regional territory
- municipalityLocal governing district
- urbanPertaining to cities
townhall · mayor · inhabitants · boulevards · marketplace · plazas · cityscape · public transport
students
Those receiving instruction
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- facultiesInnate powers of mind
lectures · professors · scholarship · humanities · sciences · seminars · thesis · curriculum · undergraduate · postgraduate