Hello everyone and welcome to the History of England episode 279 who wished all for the best.

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Okay, last time we heard about how a fortune-tourist doomed rebellion gave Mary and Philip the leeway

to achieve the very thing the Royal Council on Parliament had always feared.

That through this marriage, england will be dragged into a wall which was neither in her interest

nor one that she could afford. But look, there'd been a couple of early successes which was great,

although since epidemic disease stalked the land, this probably wasn't the main interest of most people.

The Duke of Gies, commander of the French forces, had his bead little eye on the shiny jewel in England's crown, Calais.

Although the fortress was in a rather dilapidated condition, English seapariment could be quickly

resupplied and was so very difficult to take. So, surprise was very important. And finding a way

of stopping that last minute resupply, that was critical in taking Calais. So, in November and

December 1557, French forces filtered into the Piccadie region around the pale of Calais,

like the agents of Sauron, filtering into Lothlorion. And they spread misinformation to the commander

of the English carousel, Lord Wentworth. That misinformation had convinced Wentworth as late as

the 22nd of December, that the French were in no position to do anything, and everybody could

concentrate on the wasailing and have a good time for Christmas. But by the 27th of December,

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