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Field of Cloth of Gold (sh) and apriorism (iou)


Field of Cloth of Gold (sh)




Setting for meetings between Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France in June 1520, near Calais, France.

Splendid temporary palaces were erected for each king, and jousts and Other entertainments were held. The splendor of the meetings vastly impressed contemporaries, but the political results were negligible. In July Henry met Emperor Charles V, Francis's rival, near Calais, and they agreed to make no new alliances with France for two years.


apriorism (iou)



apriorism noun. L19.
[from A PRIORI + -ISM.]
The doctrine of the existence of a priori knowledge or concepts. Also, (an example of) reasoning a priori.
apriorist noun an adherent of apriorism; a person given to reasoning a priori: L19.
aprio'ristic adjective L19.