Autoridad, legitimidad y honor en la diplomacia: los conflictos anglo-castellanos en los concilios del siglo XV

Despite the prevailing peace between the kingdoms of Castile and England throughout the first half of the fifteenth century, there was an ongoing diplomatic confrontation between the two kingdoms. The debate centred on which of the two nations should take precedence in international meetings. It was therefore a matter of honour in which the authority and legitimacy of each state was at stake in the European context. In this paper we will analyze how and when these conflicts took place, their development and their actors, and the conclusions that can be obtained from the analysis on the way Castilian diplomacy functioned.A lo largo de la primera mitad del siglo XV, y pese a la paz imperante entre los reinos de Castilla e Inglaterra, se produjo de forma recurrente un conflicto diplomático entre ambos reinos. El debate se centraba en quién debía tener precedencia sobre quién en las reuniones de ámbito internacional. Era, por tanto, una cuestión de honor en la que se jugaba la autoridad y la legitimidad de cada uno en el contexto europeo. En el presente artículo se analizan cómo y cuándo se produjeron esos conflictos, sus formas y sus actores, así como las conclusiones que podemos obtener, a partir del análisis, sobre el funcionamiento de la diplomacia castellana.Despite the prevailing peace between the kingdoms of Castile and England throughout the first half of the fifteenth century, there was an ongoing diplomatic confrontation between the two kingdoms. The debate centred on which of the two nations should take precedence in international meetings. It was therefore a matter of honour in which the authority and legitimacy of each state was at stake in the European context. In this paper we will analyze how and when these conflicts took place, their development and their actors, and the conclusions that can be obtained from the analysis on the way Castilian diplomacy functioned