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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.
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Calais had also castellans (of Calais Castle); "Captain of Calais Castle" is a different post from "Captain of Calais", the title of the top commander and military governor of the Pale for most of the period. Deputies. When "deputy" is used, it may or may not mean a second-in-command: there is no consistency across the period.
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Jan 7, 2020 · On this day in Tudor history, 7th January 1558, England lost Calais. Thomas Wentworth, the Lord Deputy of Calais, was forced to surrender when French troops led by the Duke of Guise stormed the castle. The Pale of Calais on the coast of Northern France had become an English territory in 1347 after a siege following the English victory at the ...
Sep 5, 2016 · The town, and its surrounding area (known as the ‘Pale’), had been captured by Edward III in 1347 after a siege of some eleven months’ duration. The English king, having rather theatrically pardoned its leading townsmen, expelled the French population and resettled Calais as a ‘little piece of England overseas’.
Gold quarter noble of Edward III minted in Calais between 1361 and 1369. The Pale of Calais remained part of England until unexpectedly lost by Mary I to France in 1558. After secret preparations, 30,000 French troops, led by Francis, Duke of Guise, took the city, which quickly capitulated under the Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis (1559). In ...
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