Ardres, ville fleurie et ville nautique...
Ardres aujourd'hui - Historique - Évènements historiques - Monuments Promenade - Ville Fleurie et Ville Nautique
		Historical Events The Interview of the Camp of the gold Cloth in 1520 Born with Cognac in 1494, François 1st enjoys an immense prestige since the victory of Marignan (1515). To deal with Charles Quint, Germanic emperor, François 1st ambitionne to be combined with Henry VIII. It will be the interview of the Camp of the gold Cloth. On the two sides, enormous preparations are committed. Everywhere, Gold the Cloth, the best fabric of the time, shines. The profusion makes think of a camp gold cloths, that the use will deform on its current behalf " Camp of the Gold Cloth ". François 1st For pérénniser the memory of the interview of two powerful monarchs of their time, with the camp of the gold cloth, it hardly has there but one modest stele in the sector where it took place. The construstion of a giant effigy of François 1st and Henri VIII to govern the opening of a gallery of the Channel tunnel led to the idea of ressuciter these two kings in the shape of giants. Ardres honours François 1st who placed in his walls during the three weeks that lasted celebrates it meeting of 1520.
Conspiracy Of Rambures in 1653 Beautiful Roze: Girl of a landlord, it is thanks to the love that dedicated to him a captain of the regiment of Rambures, that Ardres was saved. Indeed, the officers of this garrison had projected to deliver the town of Ardres to the Spaniards. The captain fearing for the life of its liked well informs some. At once prevented, the father of Beautiful Roze alerted the governor: the Marquis de Rouville who by a system of judicious defense, saved the city.