Calais – An English Town in France, 1347–1558

Introduction: England and France in the mid-Fourteenth Century The Siege and Capture of the Town 1346-7: Edward III and the Burghers of Calais A New Ruler and a New Regime: the Town and the Garrison in the Early Years of English Rule Setting up the Staple: a New Role for Calais Triumph and Disaster: Henry V, the Collapse of the Anglo-Burgundian Allianc e and the Resurgence of France Calais as a Base for Political Intrigue: Yorkists, Lancastrians and the Ear l of Warwick The Heyday of the Company of the Staple: Merchants and Their Lives Religious and Political Change: Henry VII, Henry VIII and the Reformation The Town and Trade: the Later Fortunes of the Company of the Staple and of the Johnson Partnership The End of the Story: the Loss of Calais to the French Conclusion