3 August 1347Calais CapturedEdward III
Captures Calais after an eleven month siege
Historical records for England in 1347, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Captures Calais after an eleven month siege
Spares the burghers of Calais after Philippa intercedes
Defeats Philip VI by biding time & overcoming superior forces, a truce is then signed. Calais falls after a year long siege
Signs a truce with Philip IV
England captures Calais. It remains an English possession until 1558
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