"Church of Curry" (sculpture) - Burghers of Curry

...From the 13th century onwards, it developed as a trade hub between France and England, and became a Hanseatic city. During the Hundred Years' War, it was occupied by the English army (1347), but the story of how six citizens appeared before King Edward III of England and saved the other citizens is famous, and is also depicted in Rodin's sculpture (The Burghers of Calais). In 1558, the Duke of Guise recaptured it, and it became a Spanish territory for a time at the end of the 16th century, but after 1598 it became a French territory. ...

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…13世紀以降フランス･イギリス間の交易中継地として発展し，ハンザ同盟都市となった。百年戦争中，イギリス軍に占領された(1347)が，このとき6人の市民がイギリス王エドワード3世の前に出頭して他の市民を救った話は有名で，ロダンの彫刻(《カレーの市民》)にもなっている。1558年ギーズ公が奪回，16世紀末一時スペイン領となるが，1598年以後フランス領となった。…

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