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France in 1520

Historical records for France in 1520, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records
6Events
2Named people
3Places
2Categories

Historical records

June

1 June 1520Receives Cardinal WolseyFrancis I

Paris · Government / Government of France

Receives Cardinal Wolsey who informs him of Henry VIIIs arrival in Calais

7 June 1520Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near GuinesFrancis I

Paris · Government / Government of France

Entertains Henry VII at Field of Cloth of Gold near Guines

24 June 1520Bids Henry VIII farewell at the Field of Cloth of GoldFrancis I

Paris · Government / Government of France

Bids Henry VIII farewell at the Field of Cloth of Gold

July

July 1520Meeting with Henty VIIIFrancis I

Calais · Government / Government of France

Meets Henty VIII after the Field of Cloth of Gold on the border of Gravelines & Calais

Other Events

1520Border Settlement at ParisFrancis I

Paris · Government / Government of France

Returns the Duke of Albany to Scotland to harass the English border

1520Cardinal CreatedJean Guise

Rome · Religion / Roman Catholic Church

Jean of Lorraine from the Guise family is made a cardinal

Names involved

Francis IJean Guise

Places involved

CalaisParisRome

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.