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From Les Sables d’Olonne, the skippers are racing for three months aboard their monohull and have to cross the three major capes: Good Hope (South Africa), Leeuwin (Australia) and Horn (Chile), before going up the Atlantic and completing the world tour at the starting point, after a journey of just over 21,000 nautical miles across the world’s oceans. The Vendée Globe Village is located in Les Sables d’Olonne three weeks before the start, giving the public an opportunity to follow the race preparation and learn more about the world of the sea, while tasting some local specialities. Mark Levene, Southampton University, see "Areas where I can offer Postgraduate Supervision". Retrieved 9 February 2009. Gérard, Alain (1993). La Vendée: 1789–1793 (in French). Editions Champ Vallon. pp.265–66. ISBN 9782876731608.Despite the criticism, a number of scholars continue the assertion of genocide. In addition to Secher and Chaunu, Kurt Jonassohn and Frank Chalk also consider it a case of genocide. [81] Further support comes from Adam Jones, who wrote in Genocide: A Comprehensive Introduction a summary of the Vendée uprising, supporting the view that it was a genocide: "the Vendée Uprising stands as a notable example of a mass killing campaign that has only recently been conceptualized as 'genocide '" and that while this designation "is not universally shared ... it seems apt in the light of the large scale murder of a designated group (the Vendéan civilian population)." [82] Pierre Chaunu [71] describes it as the first "ideological genocide". [83] Mark Levene, a historian who specializes in the study of genocide, [84] [ full citation needed] considers the Vendée "an archetype of modern genocide". [85] Other scholars who consider the massacres to be genocide include R. J. Rummel, [86] Jean Tulard, [87] and Anthony James Joes. [88] Mallievre. The Fortress village of Mallievre overlooks the Sèvre Nantaise in the Haut Bocage... Read More... a b c McPhee, Peter Review of Reynald Secher, A French Genocide: The Vendée H-France Review Vol. 4 (March 2004), No. 26 The Vendée Revolt was the setting for one of the BBC's The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series) series entitled "Valentine Gautier" (2002). [ citation needed]

St Hilaire des loges . At the point where the prairie rolls over into the bocage east of Fontenay-le-Comte, lays the village of St Hilaire des Loges. Read More...Account of the war by a Vendean abbott [59] Soldiers, women, and children embroiled in a fight near a church In the Middle Ages, evangelization was continued, with the establishment of parishes and the construction of large religious structures such as abbeys. It is at this time that the problem of the marshes is taken in hand, the monks do a laborious and remarkable job to drain them. Agriculture is developing but also fishing, which is becoming the foundations of the region's economic growth. In parallel, the lords quarrel and succeed one another. Bas Poitou, constitutes the northern limit of the Grand Duchy of Aquitaine which passes under the English crown following the marriage of Aliénor d'Aquitaine with Henri de Plantagenêt. The couple and their son Richard the Lionheart love the region so much that they spend a lot of time there. Visit the Château de Talmont to find out more. Among those killed towards the end of the conflict were Blessed Guillaume Repin and 98 other religious figures, many of whom were later beatified by the Catholic Church. [47] Poire-sur-Velluire-le . A village on the edge of the Marais Poitevin it has an ancient common where locals can graze... Read More... Taylor, Ida Ashworth (1913). The tragedy of an army: La Vendée in 1793. Hutchinson & Co. p. 315 . Retrieved 22 December 2011.

Coulon. Situated within the Deux Sèvres Department it is the capital of the Green Venice it is one of the prettiest villages in France. Read More.. Les Brouzils This Village is 12 kilometres south of Montaigu. It is adjacent to the foret de Grasla which is home to the Refuge de Grasla During the Hundred Years War, the Vendée was not spared by conflicts and although the nobles were the first targets, there was an oppressive atmosphere, coupled with the specter of the Plague which was wreaking havoc. It was only with the arrival of Joan of Arc and Gilles de Rais (Château de Tiffauges) who was Joan of Arc's companion in arms, that the impetus for the reconquest was given. A period of prosperity follows, with the advent of the Salt Marshes in the 16th century, salt being a precious commodity at the time, because it allows food to be preserved. Fontenay le Comte, which was favored by King Louis XI, prospered and during the Renaissance, pomp and elegance signify an urban development that we can still admire today. La Rochelle . In the Charente-Maritime, it is commonly known as the jewel of the Bay of Biscay Read More...

The uprising in the Vendée was also the subject of an independent feature film from Navis Pictures. The War of the Vendée (2012), written and directed by Jim Morlino, won awards for "Best Film For Young Audiences" ( Mirabile Dictu International Catholic Film Festival, at the Vatican) and "Best Director" ( John Paul II International Film Festival, Miami, FL). [90] [91]

Charles Tilly, "Local Conflicts in the Vendée before the rebellion of 1793", French Historical Studies II, Fall 1961, p. 219 a b c Jacques Hussenet (dir.), «Détruisez la Vendée!» Regards croisés sur les victimes et destructions de la guerre de Vendée, La Roche-sur-Yon, Centre vendéen de recherches historiques, 2007a b Mark Levene (2005). The Rise of the West and the Coming of Genocide. Volume II: Genocide in the Age of the Nation State. I.B. Tauris, London & New York. Chapter 3: The Vendée – A Paradigm Shift?; p. 104. Retrieved 2 March 2017. In 2020, David Bell published a paper in Journal of Genocide Research to rebut the genocide theory. [89] Cultural depictions [ edit ] Levene, Mark. Genocide in the Age of the Nation State: The rise of the West and the coming of Genocide. I.B. Tauris 2005. p. 118. The department has several small vineyards, around Brem-sur-Mer, Mareuil-sur-Lay-Dissais, Vix, and Pissotte.