A call to Crusade. 1455
On 6 February 1455 a Papal Ambassador called upon England to join a Crusade. Pope Nicholas V was eager to tackle the problem of “the Turk” in Eastern Europe. The Ottomans had advanced and were fighting…
Anglo-Scottish truce. December 1463
On 9 December 1463, an Anglo-Scottish truce was agreed upon. In late 1463 the political situation in Scotland changed. Mary of Gueldres died. It had been the Dowager Queen who, as head of the Regency…
Edward IV’s claiming of the French Crown, 1472
With England at peace and little threat to his throne, Edward IV decided to resurrect the English claim to the French crown. He mooted the idea before the uprisings of 1469 but had squandered the…
Anglo-Scottish Treaty of 1474
An Anglo-Scottish Treaty between King Edward IV of England and King James III of Scotland was agreed on 24 October 1474. Reasons for an Anglo-Scottish Treaty in 1474 For the intended invasion of France to…
Truce with Scotland and marriage treaty for Margaret of York announced
Edward IV was eager to renew the English claim to the throne of France. He was also keen to improve English trading relations on the continent, as the treasury under his rule had been under…
Milanese opinion on the situation following the death of the Earl of Warwick
Milanese State Paper, dated 7th May 1471. A curious assessment of the unity within the Lancastrian camp at the time of the two-pronged assault on Edward IV’s reinstated regime, The outcome of the Battle of…
Treaty of Arras
In 1435 the English and French agreed to negotiate. At the Congress of Arras the Hundred Years War‘s combatant states sought a mutual understanding that would secure a lasting peace. However, the resulting Treaty of…
Treaty of Chateaugiron
The Treaty of Chateaugiron was an agreement made between England and Brittany. The two parties agreed to combine forces for an attack on France or into parts of Gascony that the French held. Anglo-Breton talks…
Death of Philip the Good of Burgundy
The death of Philip the Good on 15 June 1467 came at a significant time for English diplomacy. As the Duke of Burgundy died, England were engaged in talks with the Duke’s son, Charles, about…
Embassy of the Earl of Warwick to France, 1467
On 7th June 1467, Richard Neville Earl of Warwick was received like royalty by the French King. The occasion was the Earl leading an embassy from England. The purpose of the embassy was to negotiate with…