https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12 This is a timeline describing Nantes' History en-us 2021-12-01 12:44:36 UTC 2025-09-29 13:02:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1f3-1f1f1.png 26sgoyal4_1 https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934536125 Nates was founded in the Gallic period. Its name comes from a Gallic tribe named Namnètes who had made it their capital.]]> 2021-12-07 20:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934536125 26sgoyal4_1 https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934536834 There was a long struggle between the courts of Nantes and Rannes about sovereignty of Brittany. In the end,Francis ll granted a communal constitution to Nantes]]> 2021-12-07 20:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934536834 26sgoyal4_1 https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934538216 Nantes joined the Catholic League during the Wars of Religion lasting from 1562-1598; only opening its gates to Henry lV who was king of France from 1589-1610. The same year that the war ended, Henry lV signed the charter named the Edict of Nantes that states civil and religious liberties]]> 2021-12-07 21:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934538216 26sgoyal4_1 https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934539060 The city suffered ruthless repression by an envoy named Jean-Baptiste Carrier. In 1793, he decided to replace execution by the guillotine with mass drowning because he thought that executions by the guillotine were too slow.]]> 2021-12-07 21:01:34 UTC https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934539060 26sgoyal4_1 https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934541997 During World War ll, the city was occupied by Germans. Nantes was greatly modified when it adapted the urban renewal plan. It was then further altered and extended after all of the damage caused by World War ll.]]> 2021-12-07 21:03:44 UTC https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934541997 26sgoyal4_1 https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934543384 Over time the city of Nantes has evolved into a dynamic regional centre with a very diverse economic structure. Though traditional industries such as food, engineering, the manufacture of items, biotechnology is a growing field. In 1987, a large scientific park was created that fosters these activities. Nantes is a large business centre that houses many regional headquarters.]]> 2021-12-07 21:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934543384 26sgoyal4_1 https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934543703 Additionally, many public and private sectors have relocated from Paris to Nantes. Tourism has also increased due to a redevelopment of the city's docklands.]]> 2021-12-07 21:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934543703 26sgoyal4_1 https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934544090 Nantes is situated in western France in the region of Pays-de La Loire.  It is located in the department of Loire-Atlantique. Nantes is one of the French towns that has changed the most in the 20th and 21st centuries.]]> 2021-12-07 21:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/26sgoyal4_1/2xwrm9wca1hf5u12/wish/1934544090