1 6 ) ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Armen ia ▁TV ▁Category : Ar men ia ▁TV ▁shows <0x0A> </s> ▁Blo is ▁( , ▁; ▁) ▁is ▁a ▁city ▁and ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Lo ir - et - Ch er ▁department ▁in ▁central ▁France , ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁lower ▁river ▁Lo ire ▁between ▁Or lé ans ▁and ▁T ours . ▁ ▁History ▁Though ▁of ▁ancient ▁origin , ▁Blo is ▁is ▁first ▁distinct ly ▁mentioned ▁by ▁Gregory ▁of ▁T ours ▁in ▁the ▁ 6 th ▁century , ▁and ▁the ▁city ▁gained ▁some ▁not ability ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century , ▁when ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁a ▁powerful ▁count ship ▁known ▁as ▁B les um ▁cas tr um . ▁In ▁ 1 1 7 1 , ▁Blo is ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁blood ▁lib el ▁against ▁its ▁Jewish ▁community ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁ 3 1 ▁Jews ▁( by ▁some ▁accounts ▁ 4 0 ) ▁being ▁burn ed ▁to ▁death . ▁Their ▁mart yr dom ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁a ▁prominent ▁and ▁dur able ▁school ▁of ▁poetry ▁inspired ▁by ▁Christian ▁per sec ution . ▁In ▁ 1 1 9 6 , ▁Count ▁Louis ▁granted ▁privileges ▁to ▁the ▁towns men ; ▁a ▁commune , ▁which ▁surv ived ▁throughout ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges , ▁probably ▁dated ▁from ▁this ▁time . ▁The ▁counts ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ât illon ▁line ▁res ided ▁at ▁Blo is ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁their ▁prede cess ors , ▁and ▁the ▁oldest ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁château ▁( from ▁the ▁th