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1520: The Field of the Cloth of Gold
Contributor(s): Licence, Amy (Author)

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ISBN: 1398100463     ISBN-13: 9781398100466
Publisher: Amberley Publishing
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: July 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe - Renaissance
- History | Europe - Great Britain - Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603)
LCCN: 2020416499
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" L (1.20 lbs) 288 pages
 
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1520 explores the characters of two larger-than-life kings, whose rivalry and love-hate relations added a feisty edge to European relations in the early sixteenth century. What propelled them to meet, and how did each vie to outdo the other in feats of strength and yards of gold cloth? Everyone who was anyone in 1520 was there. But why was the flower of England's nobility transported across the Channel, and how were they catered for? What did this temporary, fairy-tale village erected in a French field look like, feel like and smell like? This book explores not only the political dimension of their meeting and the difficult triangle they established with Emperor Charles V, but also the material culture behind the scenes. While the courtiers attended masques, dances, feasts and jousts, an army of servants toiled in the temporary village created specially for that summer. Who were the men and women behind the scenes? What made Henry rush back into the arms of the Emperor immediately after the most expensive two weeks of his entire reign? And what was the long-term result of the meeting, of that sea of golden tents and fountains spouting wine? This quinquecentenary analysis explores the extraordinary event in unprecedented detail. Based on primary documents, plans, letters and records of provisions and with a new focus on material culture, food, textiles, planning and organisation.
 
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