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Banquet of the Five Kings

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A comparable feast. Three nefs on the table as Charles V of France hosts Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor and his son Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia in 1378. They are watching a floor-show re-enacting the taking of Jerusalem.

The Banquet of the Five Kings was a meeting, in 1363, of the kings of England, Scotland, France, Denmark and Cyprus. It was arranged by Sir Henry Picard, a former Lord Mayor of London. The five kings were:

The occasion (the toast of the five kings) was hosted by the Vintners' Company at their hall in the City of London.

The Cypriot beverage company KEO created a brandy, produced in Limassol, to commemorate the occasion.

See also

References

  • Grzegorz Micula, Magdalena Micula (2010) DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Cyprus, Dorling Kindersley Ltd, ISBN 1-4053-5324-4, pp. 70–71
  • The Worhipful Company of Vintners: History of the Hall


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