Shortly after 5pm on 7 June 1520, Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France met for the first time. That first meeting, and their time together over the following fortnight, became known to history as the Field of Cloth of Gold.
In a spirit of rivalry and cooperation, the two young Renaissance monarchs asserted their power and authority at one of the last great demonstrations of the chivalric age.
This article is from the July issue of History Today: buy a copy of the issue from our website, or read it via the History Today app, available on Google Play and the App Store.
Introduced by History Today editor, Paul Lay. Read by Greig Johnson. Written by Glenn Richardson.
Image: The Field of the Cloth of Gold, English, c.1545 © Getty Images.
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