History of Poitiers

1356 battle of the Hundred Years' War

thumb|right|Representation of the Bitard: beech marten head, carp body, turkey and peacock feathers, hare paws and academic palms The Bitard is a fabulous animal. It is the symbol of the ' or Order of the Venerated Bitard (May He be Blessed!), a student association of University of Poitiers (France) created in the 1920s. The members themselves are also called Bitards''' and in some occasions they wear a cape colored according to their rank in the Order, along with a faluche, the traditional French Student cap. The Bitards' faluche has the particularity of being decorated with a chevron and hav

1569 siege