02975nam 2200589 450 991046182770332120200520144314.01-283-20193-397866132019350-8264-3801-6(CKB)2670000000106602(EBL)742611(OCoLC)741690739(SSID)ssj0000522332(PQKBManifestationID)12210391(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522332(PQKBWorkID)10528005(PQKB)10220267(MiAaPQ)EBC742611(Au-PeEL)EBL742611(CaPaEBR)ebr10867057(CaONFJC)MIL320193(OCoLC)893335605(EXLCZ)99267000000010660220030925d2003 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEnglish diplomatic practice in the Middle Ages /Pierre ChaplaisLondon ;New York :Hambledon and London,2003.1 online resource (292 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-85285-395-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.CONTENTS; Preface by Rees Davies; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; (i) From ?thelberht I of Kent to Henry II: 'Vox Viva' and 'Vox Mortua' in England and on the Continent; (ii) From Henry II to King John (1154-1199): 'Mandare' and 'Contrahere' versus 'Commendare' and 'Credere'; Diplomatic Correspondence; Advantages and shortcomings; Classification; Great seal, privy seal or signet?; Internal structure: letters with protocol; Letters without protocol; Language; Bearers and delivery; Simple and Solemn Missions; The way of credence; Terminology; Envoys; Letters of credence; CredencesThe embassy's progressReports; Scope and limitations of the way of credence; IndexThough many historians date the practice of diplomacy to the Renaissance, Pierre Chaplais shows that medieval kings relied on a network of diplomats and special envoys to conduct international relations. War, peace, marriage agreements, ransoms, trade and many other matters all had to be negotiated. To do this a remarkably sophisticated system of diplomacy developed during the Middle Ages. Chaplais describes how diplomacy worked in practice: how ambassadors and other envoys were chosen, how and where they traveled, and how the authenticity of their messages was known in a world before passportDiplomacyHistoryTo 1500Great BritainForeign relations1066-1485Electronic books.DiplomacyHistory327.2/0942/0902Chaplais Pierre504093MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461827703321English diplomatic practice in the Middle Ages2095372UNINA