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Anglo-German relations during the Central Middle Ages were certainly not a peripheral element in western European history, although most modern accounts of this era have neglected to integrate this dimension into the more traditional preoccupation with Anglo-French and German-Italian interactions. This study is an attempt to achieve such an integration and to illuminate in particular the centrality of Cologne in this important yet underemphasized interregional connection. The apparent lack of fruit borne from medieval diplomatic relations between England and Germany has negatively shaped modern assessments of Anglo-German relations in general; but these frustrated diplomatic initiatives should be understood rather as evidence of the actual realities and limitations of medieval politics than as a failure to achieve modern geo-political goals. Indeed the absence of lasting political consequences does not invalidate our thesis, because extensive and crucial negotiations did in fact transp
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Anglo-German relations during the Central Middle Ages were certainly not a peripheral element in western European history, although most modern accounts of this era have neglected to integrate this dimension into the more traditional preoccupation with Anglo-French and German-Italian interactions. This study is an attempt to achieve such an integration and to illuminate in particular the centrality of Cologne in this important yet underemphasized interregional connection. The apparent lack of fruit borne from medieval diplomatic relations between England and Germany has negatively shaped modern assessments of Anglo-German relations in general; but these frustrated diplomatic initiatives should be understood rather as evidence of the actual realities and limitations of medieval politics than as a failure to achieve modern geo-political goals. Indeed the absence of lasting political consequences does not invalidate our thesis, because extensive and crucial negotiations did in fact transp
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