Title: The English marriage
Description: Long after the rest of Europe had reformed their marriage laws, England clung to the chaotic and contradictory laws of the medieval Church. Featuring a cast of hundreds, acclaimed historian Maureen Waller draws on intimate letters, diaries, court documents and advice books to trace the evolution of the English marriage.
Subjects: Marriage, History, Marriage law, Married women, Social conditions, Biology, Marriage, great britain, Marriage law, great britain, Women, social conditions, Women, great britain
Places: England