Title: The knight, the lady, and the priest
First published: 1983
Description: "Until the Middle Ages, a king could marry his first cousin, a priest could have a wife and several concubines, and a nobleman could banish a wife if she didn't produce a son. Marriage was an instrument of control in the hands of kings and noblemen, who used it to keep their power intact; to gain land, wealth, and authority; and to bind women to the partiarchal system".
Subjects: Catholic Church, History, Marriage, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Marriage, Social history, Histoire sociale, Familie, Aspect religieux, Histoire, Huwelijk, Godsdienst, Middeleeuwen, Medieval Marriage customs and rites, Église catholique, Mariage
Places: France
Time periods: Medieval, 500-1500
LC classification: HQ623'D8313'1983