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Beskrivning
Depositions (or testimony) in marriage cases brought before fifteenth-century English church courts reveal the attitudes and feelings of medieval people towards the marital bond.
Shannon McSheffrey is a Professor of History at Concordia University. Her research interests include gender, law, marriage, and popular religion in Late Medieval England.
Innehållsförteckning
AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChurch Courts and the Canon Law of MarriageThe Laity and Marriage Litigation in Fifteenth-Century EnglandCourtship and Marriage CustomsDepositions and Late Medieval LondonCourt ProcedureSuggestions for Further ReadingDepositions from Marital LitigationCourtship and the Making of a Marriage ContractExchange of GiftsRituals at MarriageLocation of the Exchange of ConsentThe Domestic Contract followed by BannsContracts Conditional on the Consent of Family MembersCommon Knowledge and Concern about MarriageDisputed Contracts: Attempting to EscapeFalse TestimonyMultiple Contracts and BigamyDivorce: Coercion or Force and FearDivorce: CrueltyFornicationAdulteryNotes
