In June 1520 the King of France and the King of England met with their entourages in a field outside Calais to celebrate and commemorate peace. The festivities accompanying this gathering were so magnificent that the occasion has become known as The Field of Cloth and Gold. The event was to prove to be one of the most luxurious, expensive and futile congresses in diplomatic history, but for Henry VIII and Francois I it was a chance to compete for honour and glory. The talk will explore the context of the meeting, its lavish revels and diversions, and its shadowy aftermath as the sands of European politics inevitably shifted. Should be good !
As ever, please expect the Zoom meeting participation email with link in your Inbox in the morning this Friday 16th April, the day of the lecture. Access will be from 7.30 pm onwards, lecture start time 8.00 pm. We hope you can be in the audience.
Zoom is brought to you by the Committee team at SA&HS. This will be our 13th Zoom talk in Spring Series.
