England and the Avignon Popes: The Practice of Diplomacy in Late Medieval Europe

Drawing on a wide range of unpublished sources, Ploger here explores the techniques of communication employed by the English Crown in its dealings with Popes Clement VI (1342-52) and Innocent VI (1352-62).

Karsten Ploger is a Research Fellow in Late Medieval and Early Modern History at the German Historical Institute London. His research interests include ’international’ relations in the Middle Ages and the intellectual and cultural history of medieval Europe