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Henry meets Francis I at the Field of Cloth of Gold in June 1520 as a completed peace-pageant

Dated 7 June 1520: Henry meets Francis I at the Field of Cloth of Gold in June 1520 as a completed peace-pageant. In the causal graph this event strengthens Social Cohesion, a driver that strengthens Having a say in government — an improving welfare path.

Sources: [1][2]

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Wolsey organised; unnamed craftsmen built. Later war with France is a different date.

Context

Expense is real and not invented as a unique fiscal collapse.

Henry VIII’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below.

Reign 1509–1547. Later legislation.gov.uk and TNA pages are carriers, not autographs. Complex contribution is required.

Why it matters

A dated royal summit intended to stage peace is a cohesion path. It is not a treaty that cancelled later Boulogne.

Who was responsible

Contribution type and responsibility level for each recorded actor — not sole-author shorthand.

  • Henry VIII

    Person

    Direct responsibility

    responsibility level 0.4 · verified

What changed

Fact → Driver → Indicator. Relationship strength orders the paths; it is not the observed indicator movement.

    1. FactHenry meets Francis I at the Field of Cloth of Gold in June 1520 as a completed peace-pageant
    2. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
    3. strengthensIndicators (2)Having a say in government
    Improving path

    impact weight 0.5 · Effect from 7 June 1520 · verified

    A dated royal summit intended to stage peace is a cohesion path. It is not a treaty that cancelled later Boulogne.

    • Having a say in government

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Strengthens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      29.8% of population aged 16-65 years · 8.13 below the normal line (2023)

      Worse than normal

      Two readings: 30.2% of population aged 16-65 years (2021) and 29.8% of population aged 16-65 years (2023).

      20212023

      Above normal = better

    • Rule of Law Gap from the Highest Governance Score

      via Social Cohesion

      Better

      Weakens · Relationship strength 0.23 (weight 0.5 × strength 0.45)

      Observed

      43.9 Score · 43.9 above the normal line (2024)

      Worse than normal

      26 readings, 1996–2024: rose from 43 Score to 43.9 Score.

      Normal is zero · any amount = worse

Evidence

The sources behind this fact and its verification state.

Verified2 sources on file
  1. 1.HRP — Field of Cloth of GoldHistoric Royal Palaces · High credibility · verified
  2. 2.Britannica — Henry VIII, Calais interview 1532Encyclopaedia Britannica · High credibility · verified
What the sources establish

HRP prints 7 June 1520 as the start of the Guînes–Ardres meeting with Francis I, a completed diplomatic festival of tents, jousts, and display.

HRP’s Field of Cloth of Gold page and Britannica independently describe the June 1520 meeting.

Established: June 1520 meeting as calendared. Not established: a unique lasting-peace coefficient.

Henry VIII did not file a later UNESCO form, a later Loeb colophon, or a later museum label as a personal act.

Causal path

How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.

  1. ActorHenry VIII
  2. contributed toFactHenry meets Francis I at the Field of Cloth of Gold in June 1520 as a completed peace-pageant
  3. strengthensDriverSocial Cohesion
  4. strengthensIndicatorHaving a say in government

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Factrail. (2026). Henry meets Francis I at the Field of Cloth of Gold in June 1520 as a completed peace-pageant. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/h8-field-cloth-gold-1520

https://factrail.ai/facts/h8-field-cloth-gold-1520

Accessed 16 October 2026.

By the Factrail desk · Method: how we source and score · Last reviewed

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