Arthur Hopton (1488–1555)
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Sir Arthur Hopton of Cockfield Hall in Yoxford, Suffolk was an English knight, landowner, magistrate, and Member of Parliament.
John Hopton's tomb at Blythburgh, looking through to the Hopton chapel
Cockfield Hall, Yoxford, showing the surviving Tudor work in the north wing
Field of the Cloth of Gold
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The Field of the Cloth of Gold was a summit meeting between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France from 7 to 24 June 1520. Held at Balinghem, between Ardres in France and Guînes in the English Pale of Calais, it was a very expensive display of wealth by both kings.
The Field of the Cloth of Gold, oil painting of circa 1545 in the Royal Collection at Hampton Court. Henry VIII on horseback approaches at bottom left.
Francis I (portrait by Jean Clouet, Louvre Museum, Paris)
Henry VIII (portrait by Joos van Cleve, Royal Collection, Hampton Court)
Cardinal Wolsey