The King, the Cardinal-Legate, and the Field of Cloth of Gold by Glenn Richardson

“…<p>The Field of Cloth of Gold was a meeting in June 1520 between King Francis I of France and King Henry VIII of England. They met to affirm a treaty of peace and alliance between them, which was itself the centre of an international peace between most European princes. …”
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Organización y semántica naval moderna by José María Blanco Núñez

“…It dwells especially on the words “escuadra”, “flota” and “convoy” (squadron, fleet and convoy), examining the mutations therein during the imperial wars waged between Charles V (Charles I of Spain) and Francis I of France, which favoured the birth and development of Atlantic piracy. …”
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Un Grec au service de Sa Majesté by Mathieu Couderc

“…Demetrios Palaiologos was a Greek interpreter, merchant and officer who served King Francis I of France between 1533 and 1560. His life is still largely ignored by the historiography. …”
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