History of Arras in France
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The Synod of Arras of 1025: how did the Church judge heresy?
In 1025, the Synod of Arras judged a group of heretics: Gerard of Cambrai, the Acts of the synod and one of the earliest documents on medieval dissent.
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The miracle of the Holy Candle: what was the burning sickness?
In 1105, the burning sickness struck Arras: the account of the miracle of the Holy Candle, the reality of ergotism and the confraternity of Our Lady of the Ardents.
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The counts of Flanders: how did Arras become a Flemish castellany?
From the Treaty of Verdun to the Norse invasions: how Arras became for three centuries a castellany of the counts of Flanders, between City and abbey.
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Attila and the invasions: how did Nemetacum, ancient Arras, end?
The great 5th-century invasions, the destruction of Nemetacum, the arrival of the Franks and Attila's passage: the end of the ancient city of Arras.
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Saint Vaast, first bishop of Arras: what does the bear legend say?
Saint Vaast, first bishop of Arras around 500: the re-evangelisation of a ruined town, the legend of the bear and the origin of the first name Gaston.
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The Beaurains hoard, what Gallo-Roman gold was found near Arras?
The Beaurains hoard, found near Arras in 1922: gold coins, imperial medallions and the Arras Medallion, the oldest image of London.
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Who were the Atrebates, the Celtic people of the Artois?
The Atrebates, the Celtic people who gave the Artois its name: society, economy, coinage, druids and cross-Channel links, at the roots of Arras.
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Nemetacum, what did the Gallo-Roman city of Arras look like?
Nemetacum, the Gallo-Roman town of the Atrebates on the hill of Baudimont: town planning, textiles exported across the empire, fortifications and ancient decline.
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What was the battle of the Sabis, where the Atrebates fought?
The battle of the Sabis (57 BC): the Atrebates of the Arras area in the Belgic coalition that nearly beat Caesar, before the region's submission.
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Who was Commius, king of the Atrebates, at the origins of Arras?
Commius, king of the Atrebates: the first historical figure linked to Arras, from Caesar's ally to leader of the Gaulish revolt and exile in Britain.
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The Wellington Quarry: what does the underground of Arras hide?
The Wellington Quarry in Arras: the chalk boves, the New Zealand tunnellers, the soldiers hidden before 9 April 1917 and the visit of the memorial.
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The Battle of Loos : The British offensive in Artois and its impact on Arras
On September 25, 1915, the Battle of Loos broke out in the heart of the Artois region, marking a milestone on the Western Front of the First World War. In…
