The Six Wives of Henry VIII
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Yes, there's more to tudor england than Henry VIII's Headless Wives.
Get the full picture of life in Tudor times. Choose from paintings and illustrations in six categories to solve a series of riddles that will test your knowledge to its fullest.

Solve the Riddle!
Henry VIII and Francis I at the Field of Cloth of Gold
Frederich Bowterwer, 1845 copy of original at Hampton Court
Credit: Réunion des Musées Nationaux/ Art Resource
In June 1520 King Henry VIII, Queen Catherine and nearly the entire English court traveled to Guines, near Calais, to meet with King Francis I of France. Henry spared no expense for this meeting and nearly bankrupted the treasury in the process. The king wanted to impress Francis -- his rival in European power politics and the ruler of territory he coveted for himself and for England. In a period of over two weeks, the king's large retinue -- dressed to impress in cloth of gold and gems -- participated in sporting events, masques, and banquets. The king himself was sumptuously dressed in spectacular outfits -- one was reported to feature 2,000 ounces of gold and 1,100 huge pearls.
Riddle:
What was the purpose of this extravagant event?
What's your answer?
to celebrate Mary's engagement
to build an alliance with Francis
to hand over British-occupied Calais back to France



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