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Calais is a town in Northern France in the department of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a sub-prefecture. Although Calais is by far the largest city in Pas-de-Calais, the department's capital is its third-largest city of Arras....

Timeline of Events

1360

10.24.1360

The Treaty of Brétigny is ratified at Calais, marking the end of the first phase of the Hundred Years' War.

1453

10.19.1453

The French recapture of Bordeaux brings the Hundred Years' War to a close, with the English retaining only Calais on French soil.

1558

1.7.1558

France takes Calais, the last continental possession of England.

1909

7.25.1909

Louis Blériot makes the first flight across the English Channel in a heavier-than-air machine from (Calais to Dover) in 37 minutes.

1959

7.25.1959

SR-N1 hovercraft crosses the English Channel from Calais to Dover in just over 2 hours.