Claimed by Francis I of France
Serves 6 · 2 of 7 items checked · 5 aisles
Produce
- Checked by Francis I of France
Meat & Poultry
Dairy & Eggs
Pantry / Durable
- Checked by Charles V
Gathering
A supper near Calais
1520 · Calais, France
Francis I entertains Charles V, Erasmus, and More at the edge of the Field of Cloth of Gold, and the talk is all of empire and faith.
The Field of Cloth of Gold has drawn the kings of France and England together in a display of magnificence, and Francis has kept a table for the emperor and a few scholars amid the tents and tournaments. Charles V has come despite the rivalry between them; Erasmus and More are there as ornaments of the new learning.
Francis is a generous host and a restless one, and he steers the talk toward the art and building he means to leave behind. Charles answers with the weight of an empire that stretches from the Netherlands to Naples, and the two of them circle the question of Italy without ever quite naming it. Over pasta, roast partridge, a vegetable torte, and candied fruit, Erasmus and More exchange a look that says they have heard this argument before.
The table
Host: Francis I of France
Charles V — The new emperor, whose lands surround France on every side.
Desiderius Erasmus — The scholar both courts would like to claim.
Thomas More — In the king's service, watching the diplomacy at close range.
The menu
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9 of 28 items checked
Claimed by Charles V
Serves 2 · 2 of 6 items checked · 5 aisles
Claimed by Desiderius Erasmus
Serves 8 · 4 of 10 items checked · 4 aisles
Claimed by Thomas More
Serves 8 · 1 of 4 items checked · 3 aisles
Claimed by Francis I of France
Serves 12 · 0 of 1 item checked · 1 aisle
This gathering is an editorial recreation grounded in the biographies of those present; it did not necessarily take place as described.