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AbstractThis article investigates the conduct of diplomacy as practised by diplomats from the Low Countries and Scotland in the later Middle Ages, with a particular focus on the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. The composition of embassies is discussed, with consideration of the skills and social status of diplomats and diplomatic messengers. The importance of gift-giving and hospitality is noted, and an attempt is made to assess the extent to which the diplomatic activity of a relatively remote and less wealthy country, like Scotland, was able to service its crown’s needs and match the expectations and norms of more affluent polities, such as those in the Low Countries. |
