The Duke of Guise captures Calais from the English, 7 January 1558 (20th century). Calais had been in English hands since 1347. When it was captured in 1558 it was the last English possession in France. From an anti-British brochure titled Who has been the enemy of France through History? The artist is unknown.

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Keywords: 1500s, anti-british, archival, archive, calais, capture, duke, english, france, guise, historic, historical, history, possession