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In Paris in 1789, street-singer Fanchon and letter-writer François plan to marry. Fanchon’s birth song reveals her noble parentage; after she resists an arranged marriage and François is imprisoned in the Bastille, the two reunite during its storming and marry.
During the 1558 siege of Calais, the Duc de Guise disguises himself as sailor André to enter the city and bring in French troops. The English governor surrenders, restoring Calais to France; a subplot follows the Countess’s prediction that she may become Guise’s duchess.
In Paris in 1789, street-singer Fanchon and letter-writer François plan to marry. Fanchon’s birth song reveals her noble parentage; after she resists an arranged marriage and François is imprisoned in the Bastille, the two reunite during its storming and marry.
During the 1558 siege of Calais, the Duc de Guise disguises himself as sailor André to enter the city and bring in French troops. The English governor surrenders, restoring Calais to France; a subplot follows the Countess’s prediction that she may become Guise’s duchess.