Historical place archive

Guisnes in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Guisnes in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

5 records5 event labels3 people1520–1558

Historical events in Guisnes

1520

10 June 1520
Field of Cloth of Gold
Francis I · Government of England

Francis I attives on a mule & salutes the Queen of England

1558

January 1558
Guisnes Defence
William Grey · Italian War

Grey defends Guisnes after Calais falls

20 January 1558
Guisnes Falls
Mary I · Italian War

French forces capture Guisnes after Calais falls

20 January 1558
Guisnes Lost
Mary I · Italian War

Guisnes falls after the loss of Calais

20 January 1558
Guisnes Surrendered
William Grey · Italian War

Grey surrenders Guisnes after prolonged French pressure

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Guisnes. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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