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The Royal Visit of King Francis I
History Enrichment Project
Oscar
The State Visit
King Henry VIIIKing of England
King Francis IKing of France
Thomas CromwellPrincipal Secretary and Chief Minister to King Henry
Host Guest Organiser
The State Visit
Sir,
King Francis of France is visiting King Henry to discuss an Alliance against King Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire. The King wishes to receive King Francis at a feast and banquet at Hampton Court Palace on the first of June 1535.
Please make sure that all the state chambers are made ready, the kitchens are fully staffed, sufficient food is ordered and that a great feast is prepared for his Majesty, the Court and Royal Guests.
The King and King Francis will arrive by Royal Barge at mid day and expect to stay for four days. King Francis’s advisors have informed me that the guest party will be 300 persons, including Prince Henry, Dauphin of Viennois and Prince Charles, Duke of Orléans.
God speed your preparations and God save the King
Thomas CromwellPrincipal Secretary and Chief Minister to King Henry VIII
Keeper of the Royal HouseholdHampton Court Palace
First of March 1535
• Hampton Court Palace was built by Cardinal Wolsely in 1514
• Wolsey gave the Palace to the King in 1525
• Henry then spent over 10 years improving the Palace
Location: Hampton Court Palace
Hampton Court Palace
• The Royal Visit will make use of a large number of key rooms at the Palace including:– The Great Hall– The Great Watching
Chamber– The Kitchens– The King’s Bedroom– The State Apartments
The Great HallThe Kitchens
The Great Watching Chamber
The State Apartments
The Kings Rooms
State Apartments
• King Francis and his party will stay in the State Apartments
The Great Hall• This is where the feast is
to be held• This is one of the
grandest halls in England• The walls are hung with
tapestries• The most important
guests will sit closest to the King at the head of the hall
• There will also be music and entertainment
The Royal Kitchens
• The Kitchens are the largest in
England – over 50 rooms• They are designed to feed at
least 600 people, twice a day• Over 200 servants work there
The Great Feast - Menu
• First Course– Roast Boar head served with apple sauce
on a bed of bay leaves – Quarter of Stag which has been a night in
salt and cooked in vinegar and nutmeg– Civet of hare (Also known as jugged hare)– Stuffed chicken (with bread sauce)– Pastry deer (with red wine inside)– Manchet bread(bread made with rye and
barley
The Great Feast - Menu
• Second Course– Roast lamb and Boar– White bread– Roe deer, pig and sturgeon cooked in
parsley and vinegar covered in powdered ginger
– Apple tarts and custard– Ginger bread– Stuffed chicken with berries
The Great Feast - Menu• Third Course
– Roast Peacock and Swan cooked and presented in their skins and feathers
– Darioles (wafers) and stars, a jelly part white part red
• Fourth Course– Tart of rice (rice pudding made with thick
cream, sugar and spices) – Raisins, prunes and apricots with
cinnamon
The Great Feast - Menu• Banquet (for the most important guests)
– Cream of Almonds (sweet almond soup)– Gooseberry tart with saffron pastry– Blackbird pie with real birds– Marchpan (marzipan) in the shape of a
Tudor Rose– Apricot paste in the shape of seal crest– Conceit (jam tart shaped like a guests shield)– Sugar plates (eaten at the end of the meal)
• Drinks (served throughout the feast)– Hippocras wine sweetened with spices– Ale
The Royal Visit of King Francis I
The End
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