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Setting for meetings between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France in June 1520, near Calais, France. Splendid temporary palaces were erected for each king, and jousts and other entertainments were held. The splendor of the meetings vastly impressed contemporaries, but the political results were negligible. In July Henry met Emperor Charles V, Francis's rival, near Calais, and they agreed to make no new alliances with France for two years.

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Field of Cloth of Gold, 1520. This was an extravagant diplomatic spectacle staged by Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France (1515-47) on 7-24 June 1520 at the Val d'Or, near Guînes. The two kings spent the time jousting, wrestling, and feasting, concluding with a mass and a banquet. Though the meeting was a great cultural spectacle, as a device to foster friendship between England and France it failed dismally.

 
 

 

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