Angevin Peace Treaties

Contributed by Liam Cuff and Katerina Birimac

Treaty of Paris, 1259. Agreed between Henry III of England and Louis IX of France. Paris, Archives nationales de France. (Wikimedia commons)

In this podcast, Liam Cuff and Katarina Birimac explore peace treaties in the Angevin period - what they were, who made them, how they evolved, and why they were often pivotal in defining the course of Angevin history. By focusing on some of the most interesting examples of treaties from the reigns of Henry II, Richard I, John I, and Henry III, this podcast charts the development of treaties into sophisticated binding agreements, which reflects the growing legal and written culture of the Empire.
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Further Reading: 
​Benham, Jenny. Peacemaking in the Middle Ages: Principles and Practice. Manchester Medieval Studies. Manchester University Press, 2011.

Chaplais, Pierre. 2003. English Diplomatic Practice in the Middle Ages. London; New York : Hambledon and London, 2003

Gillingham, John. Richard I. Yale English Monarchs. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1999.

Hoveden, Roger of. The Annals of Roger de Hoveden: Comprising the History of England and of Other Countries of Europe from A.D. 732 to A.D. 1201. Translated by Henry T. (Henry Thomas Riley. London: H.G. Bohn, 1853. 

Malý, Jan. “Two Treaties of Messina 1190-1191: Crusading Diplomacy of Richard I.” Prague Papers on History of International Relations, no. 1 (January 2017): 23–37.