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  • Field of Cloth of Gold

    …were erected for Henry at Guînes and for Francis at Ardres. Henry’s palace covered nearly 2.5 acres (1 hectare) and was sumptuously decorated; it contained a great hall and a spacious chapel; and, outside, a gilt fountain spouted claret, hippocras (spiced wine), and water through separate runlets.

    …were erected for Henry at Guînes and for Francis at Ardres. Henry’s palace covered nearly 2.5 acres (1 hectare) and was sumptuously decorated; it contained a great hall and a spacious chapel; and, outside, a gilt fountain spouted claret, hippocras (spiced wine), and water through separate runlets.