1520 CE
Field Of The Cloth Of Gold
About this moment
The Field of the Cloth of Gold (French: Camp du Drap d'Or, pronounced [kɑ̃ dy dʁa d‿ɔʁ]) was a summit meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France from 7 to 24 June 1520. Held at Balinghem, between Ardres in France and Guînes in the English Pale of Calais, it was an opulent display of wealth by both kings. The summit was arranged to increase the bond of friendship between the two kings following the Anglo-French treaty of 1514.
People
- Hugh Capet of France · 940 CE – 996 CE
- Henry I of England · 1068 CE – 1135 CE
- Louis XIV of France · 1638 CE – 1715 CE