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Siege of Calais: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date September 4, 1346 - August 4, 1347
Location Calais • France
Participants France • England

Photos

Rodin's The Burghers of Calais at Calais
Painting by Jean-Simon Berthelemy showing Philippa of Hainaut kneeling and pleading before a standing armored man, surrounded by soldiers and townspeople at the Siege of Calais.
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Edward III
Edward III
king of England