Product Description
First edition.
History of this major French port city, beginning in 1346 - it was under English control from around that time to the mid 1500s.
Some of the contents: executions in the marketplace, Ann Boleyn, English nobles in Calais, Cardinal Wolsey at Calais, ancient chateau, murder of the Duke of Gloucester, dueling, high court of chivalry, notable people, English occupation, military and much more.
There is also a biography of Lady Hamilton, born 1765 in Calais, a model and actress who became the mistress of Lord Nelson, among others.
Frontispiece showing gateway to the ancient Palace of the Staple, decorative two-color title page.
Hardcover, 220 pages plus five appendices, including one listing the commanders and followers present at the Siege of Calais.
Good condition, firmly bound, some pages uncut at top, small holes at top back of spine and along back edge of cover, corners worn through, spots on back cover.
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