'Meeting of Henry VIII and Francis I. at Ardres - The Field of the Cloth of Gold', 1520, (1855). Artist: Sir John Gilbert.

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'Meeting of Henry VIII and Francis I. at Ardres - The Field of the Cloth of Gold', 1520, (1855). 19th century depiction of the meeting between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France at the Field of the Cloth of Gold near Calais. The two kings met between June 7 and 24 to arrange an alliance between their countries. Engraving after a painting by John Gilbert. From the Illustrated London News, 1855.

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