LEADER 02941nam 2200577 450 001 9910789687203321 005 20230617032623.0 010 $a1-283-20193-3 010 $a9786613201935 010 $a0-8264-3801-6 035 $a(CKB)2670000000106602 035 $a(EBL)742611 035 $a(OCoLC)741690739 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000522332 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12210391 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000522332 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10528005 035 $a(PQKB)10220267 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC742611 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL742611 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10867057 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL320193 035 $a(OCoLC)893335605 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000106602 100 $a20030925d2003 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEnglish diplomatic practice in the Middle Ages /$fPierre Chaplais 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cHambledon and London,$d2003. 215 $a1 online resource (292 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85285-395-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCONTENTS; 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; Credences 327 $aThe embassy's progressReports; Scope and limitations of the way of credence; Index 330 $aThough 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 passport 606 $aDiplomacy$xHistory$yTo 1500 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y1066-1485 615 0$aDiplomacy$xHistory 676 $a327.2/0942/0902 700 $aChaplais$b Pierre$0504093 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789687203321 996 $aEnglish diplomatic practice in the Middle Ages$93835285 997 $aUNINA