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title: 'François de Guise and the Taking of Calais'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'Paul Van Dyke'
date: 1913-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '20th century'
topics:
- 'History (General)'
- 'Reformation History'
scriptures:
- 'Psalms 20'
- 'Romans 13'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/20th-century/van-dyke-1913-francois-de-guise-and-the-taking-of-calais
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# François de Guise and the Taking of Calais

Examines François de Guise's 1558 winter capture of Calais, arguing from a neglected manuscript that King Henry II ordered the risky attack and surveying contemporary witnesses.

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