English Diplomatic Practice in the Middle Ages (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781852853952)

Though 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 passports and photographs.

Author: Pierre Chaplais
ISBN-10: 1852853956
ISBN-13: 9781852853952
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Language: English
Published: 05/16/2003
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 9.38h x 6.44w x 1.08d