Calais: An English Town in France, 1347-1558

by Susan Rose

The capture of Calais by Edward III was an exploit which, coming shortly after his victory at Crecy, carried his fame as a warrior to the furthest corners of Europe. The melodramatic incident at the end of the siege with the leading citizens pleading for their lives brought the king even more public notice. Equally well known is the sad remark of Mary Queen of England in 1558 that, following its loss to the French, the name of Calais would be graven...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843834014
• ISBN13: 9781843834014
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Boydell Press
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.3"