Medieval Stalingrad: The siege of Calais

Published: Nov. 10, 2023, midnight

b'Dan Jones chronicles the brutal siege of Calais, an overlooked campaign in the Hundred Years\\u2019 War, and the focus of his new novel\\n\\nDuring the Hundred Years\\u2019 War, after the English had stormed to victory at the battle of Cr\\xe9cy, they turned their attention northwards: to the prized port city of Calais. Dan Jones brings the lengthy siege to life in his latest historical fiction novel, Wolves of Winter, and here he spoke to Rhiannon Davies to reveal why those trapped inside the city considered turning to cannibalism.\\n\\n(Ad) Dan Jones is the author of Wolves of Winter (Bloomsbury, 2023). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fwolves-of-winter%2Fdan-jones%2F9781838937942\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'