English claims to the French throne their realms as listed in their titles and styles, and the French fleur-de-lys were included in the royal arms. This continued until 1801, by which time France had no monarch, having become a republic. Following an episode of insanity on the part of Henry VI of England in 1453 and the subsequent outbreak of the Wars of the Roses (1455–87), the English were no longer in any position to pursue their claim to the French throne and lost all their land on the continent, except for Calais. Calais was ruled by eight more English Kings and Queens of France until
The Years, Months, Days The Years, Months, Days The Years, Months, Days is a collection of two novellas by Yan Lianke. It was translated into English by Carlos Rojas and published in 2017 by Black Cat, as well as by Text Publishing in Australia. One novella, called "The Years, Months, Days," was first published in 1997. It has the same title as the collection. It features an old man, 72 years of age driven from the village in which he served as an elder, along with his neighbors, by a drought. The old man has a dog, named "Blindy", who cannot see. The man