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Divorce in Medieval England.

Divorce in Medieval England is intended to reorient scholarly perceptions concerning divorce in the medieval period. Divorce, as we think of it today, is usually considered to be a modern invention. This book challenges that viewpoint, documenting the many and varied uses of divorce in the medieval...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Butler, Sara M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
Series:Routledge research in medieval studies.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Divorce in Medieval England; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Why Did They Leave?; 2 The Logistics of Divorce; 3 The Risk Factor; 4 Whose Property Is Whose?; 5 What Happened to the Children?; 6 What Happened Next?; Conclusions; Notes; Works Cited; Index.