What "state visit" of her husband's Henry VIII must have displeased Queen Catherine of Aragon in the late spring and early summer of 1520?

zbeckabee

Perhaps the one that was a bit earlier and resulted in this fellow: Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset (15 June 1519–18 June 1536) was the son of King Henry VIII and his teenaged mistress, Elizabeth Blount, the only bastard that Henry acknowledged. FitzRoy was created Earl of Nottingham and Duke of Richmond and Somerset on 16 June 1525. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Fitzroy%2C_1st_Duke_of_Richmond_and_Somerset Aug 30 06, 12:56 PM

lanfranco

I'm thinking of the famous visit of Henry to France, where he met with King Francis I in June of 1520. Catherine had been pushing an alliance between England and the Holy Roman Empire under her nephew, Charles V, so this visit to France may not have thrilled her. Although, at the time, Anne Boleyn was a maid of honor to Francis' wife, Queen Claude, I don't think Henry became involved with Anne until after her return to England in 1522. Mary Boleyn was also a maid of honor to Claude, but she was back in England by 1520, and her relationship with Henry probably took place in the early 20's: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_Cloth_of_Gold Aug 30 06, 1:20 PM

Flem-ish

I was indeed referring to the meeting in June 1520 between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis of France at the so-called " Field of the Cloth of Gold" between Ardres and Guines just outside Calais. Locally known as le Camp du Drap d'Or. http://www.britainexpress.com/History/tudor/cloth-gold.htm So the Cup of Gold goes to La Franco, the other meeting probably having been of an entirely different and more private nature. Aug 30 06, 2:15 PM