Calais, France
Gourmets go to Guines
As the 11th century drew to a close, King Baudoin the Second could take pride in his achievements for the people of Guines.
When the Danish thugs had barged into town a mere hundred years earlier, the town had been defenceless. After an exhausting week of merciless rape and pillage, they put up a fenced mound and a double ditch to secure their prize. Arnulf - The Count of Flanders - realising that a counter attack would be too costly, ...