Marriage, separation, and divorce in England, 1500-1700

Marriage, separation, and divorce in England, 1500-1700 / K.J. Kesselring and Tim Stretton.

Why did England alone of all Protestant jurisdictions not allow divorce with remarriage in the era of the Reformation? Kesselring and Stretton argue that the answer lies in a distinctive aspect of English law - its common-law formulation of coverture, the umbrella term for married women's legal...

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Main Authors: Kesselring, K. J. (Krista J.) (Author), Stretton, Tim, 1963- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
1500-1699
Divorce > England > History > 16th century.
Divorce > England > History > 17th century.
Divorce > Law and legislation > England > History > 16th century.
Divorce > Law and legislation > England > History > 17th century.
Married women > Legal status, laws, etc. > England > History > 16th century.
Married women > Legal status, laws, etc. > England > History > 17th century.
Women > England > Social conditions > 16th century.
Women > England > Social conditions > 17th century.
Property > Social aspects > England.
Divorce
Divorce > Law and legislation
Married women > Legal status, laws, etc.
Property > Social aspects
Women > Social conditions
England
Electronic books.
History
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