the Field of Cloth of Gold
/ðə ˌfiːld əv ˌklɒθ əv ˈɡəʊld/
/ðə ˌfiːld əv ˌklɔːθ əv ˈɡəʊld/
- an event that took place near Calais in northern France in the summer of 1520 when the English king Henry VIII met the French king Francis I. The meeting became famous for the beautiful tents the two kings stayed in, the grand meals they ate, and the sports that took place to mark the occasion.
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