Gentleman's Mistress

Illegitimate Relationships and Children, 1450–1640

AvTim Thornton,Katharine Carlton

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This study explores pre- and extra-marital relationships among the gentry and nobility of the north of England from 1450 to 1640: the keeping of mistresses, the taking of lovers, the birth of illegitimate children and the fate of those children. It challenges assumptions about the extent to which such activities declined in the period, and hence about the impact of Protestantism and other changes to the culture of the elite. A major contribution to the literature on marriage and sexual relationships, family, kinship and gender, it is aimed at an academic readership in the fields of social and political history.

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Utgivningsdatum:2025-01-28
Mått:156 x 234 x 10 mm
Vikt:268 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:184
Förlag:Manchester University Press
ISBN:9781526114075

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Tim Thornton is Professor of History and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Huddersfield.Katharine Carlton is Research Assistant at the University of Huddersfield.

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'A gentleman’s mistress makes a welcome contribution to studies of elite sexual behavior through its focus on the often-neglected north, its inclusion of the entire landed elite rather than just the peerage or court circles, its attention to the women involved in illegitimate relationships, and its coverage of a long-timespan, including the Yorkist and early Tudor periods'Judith J Hurwich, The Sixteenth Century Journal

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction1 Background and legal framework2 The extent of bastardy among the elite3 The role and status of the mistress4 Gentlewomen and their lovers5 The ‘wronged’ partner6 The bastard childrenConclusionIndex