October 25 - Henry VIII, Francis I and a gift for Anne Boleyn

On this day in Tudor history, 25th October 1532, Henry VIII returned to Calais following his visit to the French court at Boulogne, and he took the French king, Francis I, with him. But first, Francis I wanted to honour two English noblemen by making them Knights of the Order of St Michel.

After that ceremony, the two kings travelled on to Calais, where they were greeted in a spectacular fashion, and Francis I sent Henry VIII's sweetheart, Anne Boleyn, Marquess of Pembroke, a rather splendid gift.

In today's talk, Claire RIdgway, author of "On This Day in Tudor History", explains just what happened on this day in Boulogne and Calais, as well as giving details of the gift that Anne Boleyn received.

You can see this video on https://youtu.be/m7LbYIKx8_Y