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Tudor power and glory : Henry VIII and the Field of Cloth of Gold /

The Field of Cloth of Gold was one of the greatest courtly spectacles of the sixteenth century. A carefully-orchestrated meeting outside Calais between Henry VIII and Francis I, it encapsulated Henry's imperial ambitions and confirmed the role of the tournament in international diplomacy. Here,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dowen, Keith (Author), Hurst, Scot (Author)
Corporate Author: Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds (England)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leeds, UK : Royal Armouries Museum, [2020]
Subjects:
Royal Armouries (Great Britain) > Catalogs.
Henry > VIII, > King of England, > 1491-1547.
Francis > I, > King of France, > 1494-1547.
Field of Cloth of Gold, France, 1520.
Armor > Great Britain > History > 16th century.
France > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > France.

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