Richard, although he was never to return to England, dispatched the captured French archives to London, where they were deposited in the Tower.[25] As a result of this battle, Philip became the first French king not to take his archives on campaign with him, as had been customary,[26] but to create the Trésor des Chartes in Paris for permanent deposit[27] in a newly created new Chancery.[28] This has been described as "a first step in maintaining the documentary record of monarchial government."[26]