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Capture of Boulogne

France · House / House of Tudor. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Chronological records

1544

Henry Tudor Henry VIII14 September 1544

Boulogne · House / House of Tudor

Boulogne surrenders after siege operations directed by Henry VIII, giving England a costly continental possession that must then be defended against France.

Names involved

Henry Tudor Henry VIII

Provenance

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