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...become incurable, and knowing that her husband, from whom she was divorced, was unable to care for their children, Picat immediately began the search for a foster family. At first, her quest was seemingly impossible: finding a family with a home close to hers, in her Loiret village of Puiseaux, that would welcome all four kids...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France Mourns the Death of 'Mother Courage' | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...when King Louis the Young reigned in France and Henry the Open-handed held Champagne," Alis of Puiseaux, a 14-year-old who knew "all the things a girl of noble blood must know," was married off. Her groom was musclebound, thick-skulled, 16-year-old Ansiau of Linnieres. In the smoky manor of Linnieres, the two families gorged themselves on staggering quantities of meat and wine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Medieval Tapestry | 5/31/1948 | See Source »

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