Bronze Plaque № 9294

1 Millbank, London, SW1P 3LX

These Figures Known As The Burghers Of Calais Commemorate Six Citizens Of That Town Who Offered Themselves To Edward III After He Had Vainly Besieged Their Town For Nearly A Year In 1347. The Story Goes That Their Lives Were Spared On The Intercession Of Edward's Queen Philippa Of Hainault

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Bronze plaque № 9294 - These figures known as The Burghers of Calais commemorate six citizens of that town who offered themselves to Edward III after he had vainly besieged their town for nearly a year in 1347. The story goes that their lives were spared on the intercession of Edward's queen Philippa of Hainault

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