This small city in the southwest of France has long been at the hub of the most important wine growing region in the world. Since the 13th century, Bordeaux has been exporting its many wine varietals to the rest of Europe, and although the last couple of centuries saw this city of 650,000 fall into general disrepair, there is at long last a massive urban renewal project underway. for more click here
Recorded in the Lyon Office on February 27, 1889
Argent,in a sea proper and ancient sea galley with two masts, sails unfurled, sable, flagged gules, seated therein the Virgin Mary with the infant Saviour in her arms and a cloud resting over their heads, all also proper. (more…)
(Please note-Bordeaux, Bruges and La Rochelle traded with Leith during the Middle Ages. Please note the Coat Arms)
At Boulogne-sur-Mer, the statue is said to have arrived on a bark, … for more click here
The apparition of Our Lady of Boulogne-sur-Mer was reported in a manuscript dating back to the late Middle Ages. It’s a simple story, with two versions. for more click here
Bruges (Dutch: Brugge) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country. for more click here
Godfrey of Bouillon (c. 1060, Boulogne-sur-Mer – 18 July 1100, Jerusalem) was a medieval knight who was a leader of the First Crusade from 1096 until his death. He was the Lord of Bouillon, from which he took his byname, from 1076 and the Duke of Lower Lorraine from 1087. After the fall of Jerusalem in 1099, Godfrey became the first ruler of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, although he did not use the title “king.” for more click here
The monarch of Scotland was the head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland. According to tradition, the first King of Scots was Kenneth MacAlpin (Cináed mac Ailpín), who founded the state in 843, although this is no longer taken seriously by historians. for more click here
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