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Field of Cloth of Gold

Field of Cloth of Gold

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September 7, 202242m 0s

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Show Notes

The Field of Cloth of Gold was a summit and celebration that was held to start what was hoped to be a long-term alliance between France and England. And it required a lot of fancy footwork to keep two monarchs appeased. 

Research:

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Topics

European historyBritish historyFrench historyHenry VIIIFrancis I16th centuryroyaltyalliances