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The French siege of Calais in early 1558 was part of the Italian War of 1551–1559 between France and England and their respective allies. It resulted in the seizure of the town and its dependencies by France. The Pale of Calais had been ruled by England since 1347, during the Hundred Years' War.
The Pale of Settlement was a western region of the Russian Empire with varying borders that existed from 1791 to 1917 (de facto until 1915) in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish residency, permanent or temporary, was mostly forbidden. Most Jews were still excluded from residency in a number of cities within ...
Calais refers properly here to the Pale of Calais, or March of Calais, part of the Kingdom of England, namely the English bridgehead area between the County of Artois and County of Flanders; it varied in area according to the military position.
Sep 5, 2016 · Joanna Bellis and. Laura Slater. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. The fall of the English-held Calais to the French in January 1558 was a defining moment in Tudor history. It was also one of the worst military defeats suffered by English arms on the Continent between the end of the Hundred Years War and the debacle at Dunkirk in 1940.
The Pale of Calais was a territory in northern France ruled by the monarchs of England from 1347 to 1558. The area, which was taken following the Battle of Crécy in 1346 and the subsequent siege of Calais, was confirmed at the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360.
The Calais Garrison. War and Military Service in England, 1436-1558. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer, 2008. 217 pp. $95.00. ISBN-13: 9781843833987. David Grummitt has filled an enormous gap in our understanding of how English armed force was configured (and thus strategy formulated) by remedying the marginalization of the Calais garrison.
About: Pale of Calais. The Pale of Calais was a territory in Northern France ruled by the monarchs of England for more than two hundred years from the 1300s until the 1500s. The area, which was taken following the Battle of Crécy in 1346 and the subsequent siege of Calais, was confirmed at the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360.
