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The first comprehensive history of Calais under English rule, casting new light on the development of its vigorous political and commercial society. 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 on her heart. This book fills in the gap between these two milestones. It allows the reader to understand not only the military and political importance of the town for the English but also its key role in the English economy. Utilising the richness of the personal sources surviving, from the mid fifteenth century to the last years of English rule, it also provides a more intimate picture of the vibrant life of the town with its crowds of courtiers, soldiers and merchants all enjoying and profiting from the opportunities offered by 'an English town in France'. Dr SUSAN ROSE is an Associate Lecturer at the Open University.
History of the United Kingdom and Ireland --- History of France --- anno 1400-1499 --- anno 1300-1399 --- anno 1500-1599 --- Calais --- Calais (France) --- France --- History. --- Social conditions. --- History --- Histoire --- Conditions sociales --- British --- Great Britain --- Foreign relations --- British people --- Britishers --- Britons (British) --- Brits --- Ethnology --- Calais (Pas-de-Calais) --- Angleterre --- 1347-1558 --- Relation internationales --- Calais Garrison. --- Calais. --- Commercial. --- Cultural. --- Diplomatic. --- Edward III. --- English Economy. --- English Rule. --- French Capture. --- Military. --- Politics.
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'This is the book on the Calais garrison we have been waiting for'. COLIN RICHMOND. For over 200 years, following its capture by Edward III in 1347, the town of Calais was in English hands; after 1453 it remained the last English possession on the continent, a commercial, cultural, diplomatic and military frontier, until its recapture by the French in 1558. This book - the first full-length study so to do - examines the Calais garrison, the largest standing military force available to the English crown. Based on extensive archival research, it covers recruitment and service in the garrison, the problems of pay and logistics, the weaponry and tactics used, and the chivalric and professional ethos among the soldiers. It also investigates the effectiveness of English arms against their European counterparts, through a detailed study of the failed Burgundian siege of 1436 and the successful French siege of 1558. Overall, it reaffirms the importance of Calais to successive medieval and early modern English kings, and challenges the perceived notion that England lagged behind its northwest European rivals in terms of military technology and effectiveness. The Calais garrison is placed in the wider context of the development of European warfare in general during this period.' Dr DAVID GRUMMITT is Senior Research Fellow, History of Parliament Trust.
Garrisons, British --- Military bases, British --- History. --- Great Britain. --- Great Britain --- France --- History, Military --- British military bases --- British garrisons --- Angliǐskai︠a︡ Armii︠a︡ --- Tsava ha-Briṭi --- British Army --- בריטניה. --- צבא הבריטי --- England and Wales. --- Military life --- Calais (France) --- Europe --- Council of Europe countries --- Eastern Hemisphere --- Eurasia --- Calais --- History, Military. --- Military relations --- Grande-Bretagne --- Forces armées --- Histoire --- Histoire militaire --- 1485-1603 --- 1328-1589 --- Calais Garrison. --- David Grummitt. --- English Crown. --- European Warfare. --- Middle Ages. --- Military Force. --- Military History. --- Military Technology. --- Warfare.
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