Did Henry VIII and Francis I real...

Did Henry VIII and Francis I really wrestle?

Tudor History with Claire Ridgway di Claire Ridgway
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15 apr 2021
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Thank you to Leah for her excellent question regarding a scene from Showtime's "The Tudors" series in which Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Henry VIII challenges  Emmanuel Leconte as Francis I to a wrestling match at the Field of Cloth of Gold meeting.   Did Henry VIII and Francis I really wrestle? And, if so, what happened?   Find out all about the history behind this scene from historian Claire Ridgway.