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Auguste Rodin’s The Burghers of Calais
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In verse and polemic, the bard points out that he is a poet and musician, not a political party
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PAUL DONOVAN is chilled by the contemporary resonance of Harper Lee’s coming of age tale amidst racism and white supremacy in this excellent production
GEOFF BOTTOMS recommends the unashamedly light-hearted escapism on offer in this stage version of the 1963 film
ON AUGUST 2, 1347 an 11-month-long siege of Calais by the English ended.
Edward III had laid siege to the town and Philip VI of France ordered the port’s garrison to hold out at all costs. Philip failed to lift the siege and starvation eventually forced the citizens to parley for surrender.
For the French, the Calais episode was one of humiliating defeat: but for the English it marked the beginning of a victorious end to the 100 Years War.
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