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	Somme Somme , department (1990 pop. 548,300), N France, in Picardy, on the English Channel. Amiens is the capital.... Read more
	Treaty of Amiens Treaty of Amiens 1802, peace treaty signed by France, Spain, and the Batavian Republic on the one hand and Great Britain on the other. It is generally regarded as marking the end of the French Revolutionary Wars and setting the stage for the Napoleonic Wars (see Napoleon I ). By its terms... Read more
	Amiens Amiens , city (1991 pop. 136,234), capital of Somme dept., N France, in Picardy , on the Somme River. It is a rail hub and a large market for the truck farming carried on in the surrounding Somme marshlands. Also an important textile center (since the 16th cent.), it has been particularly famous... Read more
	Simon Marmion Marmion, Simon (b ?Amiens, ?c.1425; d Valenciennes, 25 Dec. 1489). Franco-Flemish manuscript illuminator and painter. In 1449–54 he lived in Amiens, and he joined the Tournai painters' guild in 1468, but most of his working life was spent in Valenciennes, where he is first documented in... Read more
	maze maze detail of landscape gardening based on the Greek labyrinth , consisting of intricate paths or alleys lined with high hedges and having a center and exit difficult to find. It was a prominent feature in the formal English gardens of the 17th and 18th cent., the most notable being that of... Read more
	Somme (river) Somme river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, rising near Saint-Quentin, N France, and flowing generally NW past Amiens into the English Channel; connected by canal with the Scheldt and Oise rivers. Once an obstacle to east-west movement, the now reclaimed marshlands in the valley are noted for truck... Read more
	Sir Arthur William Currie Sir Arthur William Currie 1875-1933, Canadian commander in World War I. He made a distinguished record for himself in World War I as a brigade and division commander, particularly at Ypres (1915) and Vimy Ridge (1917), where he was knighted on the battlefield. Promoted to lieutenant general, he... Read more
	Jacques Rohault ROHAULT, JACQUES(1620–1672) Jacques Rohault was a mechanistic Cartesian experimental physicist. He was born in Amiens, France, and earned his MA in Paris in 1641. There, he became Claude Clerselier's Cartesian disciple and son-in-law. He was Pierre-Sylvain Régis's teacher and converted... Read more
	treaty of Picquigny Picquigny, treaty of, 1475. Edward IV's great campaign in northern France in 1475 was something of a non-event. Greatly dissatisfied with the help he had received from his Burgundian allies, the king was very willing to make terms at Picquigny near Amiens, on 29 August. There was to be a... Read more
	Robert de Luzarches Luzarches, Robert de (d. c.1236). Master-mason, and presumably architect, of Amiens Cathedral from 1220. He started the nave, and was succeeded (c.1235) by Thomas de Cormont, who designed the west front and the upper parts of the nave. In turn, he was succeeded by his son, Regnault de Cormont... Read more

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	Over [euro]6.5m for small mixed-use site near Connolly Station Newspaper article from: The Irish Times ...Stafford, has represented the Amiens Street area on Dublin City...when he sells his premises at Amiens Street. Hamilton Osborne King...33 metres of frontage on to Amiens Street. It is likely to be...development potential and the buoyant development market ...
	Anonymous face one day, giant-killer the next U.S. Open TENNIS Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune ...the court if she had expected this, Coin could muster only a buoyant, "No." "I don't realize yet that I beat the No. 1 player...top 100." The daughter of two team handball players from Amiens, outside of Paris, Coin (pronounced kweh) has been playing...
	From anonymity to fame (folo) Jankovic struggles but squeaks into 4th round... Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune ...the court if she had expected this, Coin could muster only a buoyant, "No." "I don't realize yet that I beat the No. 1 player...top 100." The daughter of two team handball players from Amiens, outside of Paris, Coin has been playing in the United States...
	Madame Tussaud and the business of Wax: marketing to the middle classes. Magazine article from: Business History ...died. In 1802, Marie seized the chance of the Peace of Amiens to lead a tour to Britain. The British economy was prosperous...industry, free from the direct economic impact of war, was still buoyant. Marie was, in her own words, in need of 'a full purse...