Tudor Power and Glory
Henry VIII and the Field of Cloth of Gold
$29.15
- Paperback
72 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2020
Summary
The Field of Cloth of Gold was one of the greatest courtly spectacles of the sixteenth century. A carefully-orchestrated meeting outside Calais between Henry VIII and Francis I, it encapsulated Henry’s imperial ambitions and confirmed the role of the tournament in international diplomacy.
Here, Keith Dowen and Scot Hurst reveal the glamour and excitement of the Field of Cloth of Gold. Using surviving artefacts and important archival material, they illustrate how England began the tran…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781913013004 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1913013006 |
| Author: | Keith Dowen, Scot Hurst |
| Publisher: | Trustees of the Royal Armouries |
| Imprint: | Trustees of the Royal Armouries |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 72 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2020 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 230mm x 180mm x 6mm |
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About The Author
Keith Dowen
Keith Dowen is Assistant Curator at the Royal Armouries Museum, and author of Arms and Armour of the English Civil Wars (2019). He has presented and published widely on late medieval and early modern arms and armour, and on British military history.
Scot Hurst is Assistant Curator at the Royal Armouries Museum. His research focuses on the subject of medieval and renaissance daggers recovered from the River Thames, and European diplomacy between 1514 and 1522.
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