Calais
Calais
a town in northern France on the Strait of Dover that serves as a ferry port to England; in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558 [mesto na severu Francije ob Ožini Dover, ki služi kot pristanišče za trajekte v Anglijo; leta 1347 ga je zavzel angleški kralj Edward III po dolgi obleganju in ostal v angleških rokah do leta 1558, ko ga je ponovno zavzel francoski kralj Henry II]