Peacemaking in the Middle Ages
Principles and practice
Series edited by Steve Rigby, J. E. M. Benham
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Peacemaking in the Middle Ages explores the making of peace in the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries based on the experiences of the kings of England and the kings of Denmark. From dealing with owing allegiance to powerful neighbours to conquering the 'barbarians', this book offers a vision of how relationships between rulers were regulated and maintained, and how rulers negotiated, resolved, avoided and enforced matters in dispute in a period before nation states and international law. This is the first full-length study in English of the principles and practice of peacemaking in the medieval period. Its findings have wider significance and applications, and numerous comparisons are drawn with the peacemaking activities of other western European rulers, in the medieval period and beyond. This book will appeal to scholars and students of medieval Europe, but also those with a more general interest in kingship, warfare, diplomacy and international relations.
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J. E. M. Benham is Project Officer for Early English Laws at the Institute of Historical Research, London.
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- Publisher Manchester University Press
- Publication Date November 2010
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780719084447 / 071908444X
- Publication Country or regionUnited Kingdom
- FormatHardback
- Primary Price 65 GBP
- Pages264
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions216 x 138 mm
- IllustrationMaps
- Biblio NotesIntroduction Part I: Meeting places 1 Meetings between equals 2 Meetings between superior and inferior Part II: The 'rituals' of peacemaking 3 Gift exchanges and banquets: the symbolism of largesse 4 Homage, fealty and gestures of submission Part III: The envoys 5 The envoys and negotiators of peace Part IV: Guaranteeing the peace 6 Oaths 7 Hostages and sureties Part V: Peacemaking and the written word 8 Treaties, terminology and the written word Conclusion Index
- SeriesManchester Medieval Studies
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