Calais Collection (page 2)

After a siege lasting almost a year, Calais is forced to surrender to the English under Edward III : it will be more than 200 years before the French get it back again Date: 4 August 1347

French soldiers of the 48th Regiment of the Line embark aboard the English ship The St Vincent at Calais, destination the Crimea Date: 1854

A map showing the movement of King Edward III through France from Barfleur to Calais in the early 14th century, marking the battles at Crecy and Caen. Date: 1346

The Calais Ferry Boat leaving the Pier, Dover, Kent - setting off across the English Channel. 1934

Main High Street of Wizernes, Pas de Calais department, Hauts-de-France Region, France. Date: circa 1905

FRENCH MINERS STRIKE
Striking French miners process through the Pas de Calais. Date: 1906

ART / HOGARTH / ROAST BEEF
THE GATE OF CALAIS, OR, O THE ROAST BEEF OF OLD ENGLAND a satire on the well-fed English versus the poorly- fed French Date: 1749

WEBB NEAR CALAIS
Captain Webb just before reaching Calais, where he becomes the first person to swim the English Channel Date: 24 August 1875

The Museum and Royal Street - Calais, France
The Museum and Royal Street (La Rue Royale) - Calais, France Date: circa 1905

Saunders-Roe SR. N4 Princess Anne Hovercraft
The Saunders-Roe SR.N4 (Saunders-Roe Nautical 4) Princess Anne, otherwise known as the Mountbatten-class, the biggest hovercraft to have been completed upon its introduction

Calais, France - view towards the piers
Aerial view towards the piers of French port city of Calais, showing houses and businesses in the foreground. Date: circa 1910s

WW1 - Cartoon - German gun Big Bertha in action
WW1 - A cartoon big lady personifying the German gun known as Big Bertha, firing from Calais at Dover. Date: 1918

MONLEON Y TORRES, Rafael (1835-1900). Lighthouse

France (19th c. ). Workers movement. Strike of
France (19th c.). Workers movement. Strike of miners in Pas-de-Calais. The strikerss demonstration on the streets of the city. Engraving. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Avenue de la Gare - Berck-Plage, France Date: 1909

Saint Omer, Pas de Calais, northern France
The new bridge at Saint Omer, Pas de Calais, northern France. circa 1910

Chinese man and RFC, Clairmarais, Northern France, WW1
Chinese man in a bowler hat entertaining a group of RFC men at Clairmarais, Pas de Calais, Northern France, during the First World War. Date: 1918

Queen Philippa interceding for the burghers of Calais
Queen Philippa interceding with her husband, Edward III, for the lives of the burghers of Calais. 1347

Calais, France - Burghers of Calais statue by Rodin, commemorating the siege of 1347. Date: circa 1910s

Calais, France - Notre Dame Church, with a butchers shop on the left. Date: circa 1910s

Calais, France - the Lighthouse
Calais Lighthouse (Phare de Calais), located in the port of Calais, France, serving as a navigational aid to ships and ferries travelling in the Straits of Dover. circa 1910s

Calais, France - rooftop view of houses and church steeple
Calais, France - An aerial panoramic view of rooftops and streets with the tower of the ɧ lise Notre-Dame (The Church of Our Lady) showing in the background. Date: circa 1910s

Calais, France - children on Courgain Street
Calais, France - A large group of children pass down Courgain Street (Rue du Courgain), while onlookers watch through windows and washing is hung out over the street. Date: circa 1910s

Calais, France - Vetillard bridge and lock
Calais, France - Vetillard Bridge and lock, passing over the Saint Omer Canal (Canal de Calais a Saint Omer). The Calais Lighthouse (Phare de Calais) is visible in the background. Date: circa 1910s

Calais, France - street market
Calais, France - a busy street market packed with tents, stalls and horses crowded into a town square. Date: circa 1910s

Calais, France - entrance to the Citadel
Calais, France - entrance into the Citadelle de Calais over a moat and bridge. The Citadelle was built over the ruins of the old medieval castle that defended Calais

Calais, France - fishing boats in the harbour
Calais, France - tethered fishing boats at rest in the harbour, with the waterfront and buildings visible in the background. circa 1910s

Bystander Riviera supplement - train de luxe
Cover of The Bystander magazines Riviera supplement carrying an illustrated advertisement for the Train de Luxe Calais-Mediterranean Express which ran daily from Calais to the Riviera

Capture of Calais from the English in 1558 by Francis de Lorraine, Duke of Guise, (january 1558) which had been under English rule for two centuries

Portrait of Agnes J Burke, writer, described as the prettiest of Paris correspondents, the social link between The Boulevard and Pall Mall. 1880

Gare Maritime, Calais
Travellers at the Gare Maritime, Calais : the express from Basle has just arrived. Date: circa 1914

Calais / Boulevard Lafayet
People and traffic in the Boulevard Lafayette, Calais Date: circa 1910

Calais Captured 1347
The English take Calais Date: August 1347

Le Boulevard Jacquard, Calais. circa 1910

Lord William Bergavenny
LORD WILLIAM BEAUCHAMP BERGAVENNY Military figure and Captain of Calais Date: - 1411

Armada / English Attack
THE SPANISH ARMADA The English attack the Spanish from the stern as they sail up-Channel towards Calais, where fireships will disperse them Date: July 1588

Naval Division in Great War Deeds, WW1
The Royal Marine and Naval Brigades (Naval Division) of the British Royal Navy being guided by Colonel Seely in a car, leaving Antwerp after their gallant defence

Brasserie de l Esplanade, Esplanade Parmentier, Berck Sur Mer, near ɴ aples, Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1910s

Grand Square, Steenvoorde, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Grand Square, Steenvoorde, near Poperinge, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Showing the Kiosk Date: 1910s

La Route de Wimereux, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
La Route de Wimereux, Boulogne-sur-Mer, near Wimereux, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1920s

La Route de Barse, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1910s

The Church, Lumbres, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
The Church, Lumbres, near Arques, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1910s

Main Square on Market Day, Steenvoorde, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Main Square on Market Day, Steenvoorde, near Poperinge, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1910s

Railway Station, Steenbecque, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Railway Station, Steenbecque, near Aire-sur-la-Lys, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1900s

The Roucou Monument, Steenbecque, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
The Roucou Monument, Steenbecque, near Aire-sur-la-Lys, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1900s

Church Interior, Steenbecque, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Church Interior, Steenbecque, near Aire-sur-la-Lys, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1900s

Paroisse Saint Pierre - Parish Church of Saint Peter, Steenb
Paroisse Saint Pierre/Parish Church of Saint Peter, Steenbecque, near Aire-sur-la-Lys, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1900s

Le Pont Saint-Jean, Bergues, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
Le Pont Saint-Jean, Bergues, near Dunkirk, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France. Date: 1910s

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