Everytime I read about England (especially the court) they always talk about how they were trying to mimic French customs and fashions. It's really amusing. Also I love how you mentioned Richard I doing homage to the French King. When I read about it, the author made it seem that he did it more as a 'fuck u dad' towards his father who was the current king of England (which makes the situation even funnier).



Personally I love the constant 'We're friends!' and then 'We're enemies!' that France and England had going on, especially throughout the Tudor years. The field of the cloth of gold will forever be one of the funniest historical events to ever happen to me.