Calais: An English Town in France, 1347-1558

CONTENTS
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LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
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ABBREVIATIONS
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PREFACE
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Introduction: England and France in the mid fourteenth century
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1 The siege and capture of the town: Edward III and the burghers of Calais......Page 18
2 A new ruler and a new regime: the town and the garrison in the early years of English rule......Page 34
3 Setting up the Staple: a new role for Calais......Page 50
4 Triumph and disaster: Henry V, the collapse of the Anglo-Burgundian alliance and the resurgence of France......Page 65
5 Calais as a base for political intrigue: Yorkists, Lancastrians and the earl of Warwick......Page 84
6 The heyday of the Company of the Staple: merchants and their lives......Page 106
7 Religious and political change: Henry VII, Henry VIII and the Reformation......Page 123
8 The town and trade: the later fortunes of the Company of the Staple and of the Johnson partnership......Page 145
9 The end of the story: the loss of Calais to the French......Page 164
CONCLUSION......Page 183
BIBLIOGRAPHY
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INDEX
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