The Spanish captured this city in a surprise 1596 attack, but returned it two years later in theTreaty of Vervins.
The Spanish captured this city in a surprise 1596 attack, but returned it two years later in theTreaty of Vervins. The chief method of defending this city was a system of sluices which wereprotected by Fort Nieulay. By surprising the defenders of Nieulay, Francis Duke of Guise was able totake this city in 1558. After allowing this city to fall, Mary Tudor claimed its name written on herheart. Philippa of Hainault persuaded her husband to spare the lives of citizens of this city after aprotracted siege that followed the (*) Battle of Crecy. Edward III spared this city in exchange for six ofits citizens walking out with nooses around their necks. For 10 points, name this French city whichoverlooks the narrowest point of the English Channel, and whose Burghers were sculpted by AugusteRodin.
The Spanish captured this city in a surprise 1596 attack, but returned it two years later in theTreaty of Vervins.
Calais