Calais : an English town in France, 1347-1558 /

"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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rose, Susan, 1938- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Rochester, NY : Boydell Press, 2008.
Temas:
British > France > Calais > History.
Britanniques > France > Calais > Histoire.
HISTORY.
HISTORY > Medieval.
British.
Diplomatic relations.
Social conditions
Calais (France) > History.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > France.
France > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Calais (France) > Social conditions.
Calais (France) > Histoire.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > France.
France > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
France.
France > Calais.
Great Britain.
Calais
Calais.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • England and France in the mid fourteenth century
  • The siege and capture of the town : Edward III and the burghers of Calais
  • A new ruler and a new regime : the town and the garrison in the early years of English rule
  • Setting up the Staple : a new role for Calais
  • Triumph and disaster : Henry V, the collapse of the Anglo-Burgundian alliance, and the resurgence of France
  • Calais as a base for political intrigue : Yorkists, Lancastrians, and the earl of Warwick
  • The heyday of the Company of the Staple : merchants and their lives
  • Religious and political change : Henry VII, Henry VIII, and the Reformation
  • The town and trade : the later fortunes of the Company of the Staple and of the Johnson partnership
  • The end of the story : the loss of Calais to the French.

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