The burghers of Calais offer the keys of their besieged city to King Edward III; Queen Philippa urges him to spare their lives. Engraving by J.H. Robinson after H.C. Selous, ca. 1847.

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The burghers of Calais offer the keys of their besieged city to King Edward III; Queen Philippa urges him to spare their lives. Engraving by J.H. Robinson after H.C. Selous, ca. 1847.