Marriage, separation, and divorce in England, 1500-1700
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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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Oxford University Press
2022
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| В: | Год: 2022 |
| Обзоры: | [Rezension von: Kesselring, K. J., 1972-, Marriage, separation, and divorce in England, 1500-1700] (2024) (George, Charles)
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Divorce-Law and legislation
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| Итог: | 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 status and property rights. Cover -- Marriage, Separation, and Divorce in England, 1500-1700 -- Preface -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Conventions -- Introduction -- PART ONE: c.1500-1640 -- 1: Secular Separations: Privy Council, Chancery, and Requests -- 2: Self-Helpand the Court of Star Chamber -- 3: Bigamy and Adultery: Parliament and the Courts of Common Law -- 4: The High Commission for Ecclesiastical Causes and the Rise of Alimony -- PART TWO: c.1640-1700 -- 5: Parliament, Chancery, and the Triumph of Alimony, 1640-1660 -- 6: Private Litigation and Parliamentary Divorce, c.1660-1700 -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Manuscript Sources -- Published Sources -- Secondary Works -- Index. |
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| Примечание: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 177-190 |
| Объем: | 1 Online-Ressource (x, 195 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 0192666959 |