Aristocratic marriage, adultery and divorce in the fourteenth century : the life of Lucy de Thweng (1279-1347) / Bridget Wells-Furby
2019, First Edition. Woodbridge : The Boydell Press. Fine copy in the original title-blocked colour-printed boards. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #468523
ISBN: 9781783273676
Physical description; xi, 246 pages. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Frontcover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Note on the Text; Introduction; Marriage; The sources for marital dispute and breakdown; 1 Birth and Family; Inheritance and Disinheritance; The division of the Thweng estate; 2 Wardship and First Marriage; The king's orphan and the Latimers; 3 Separation and Divorce; Separations; Annulments; Lucy's flight and divorce; 4 Adultery and Fornication; Nicholas Meinill; 5 Second Marriage; The remarriage of widows; Lucy's second marriage; Bastardy and bastard heirs; 6 Widowhood -- The deaths of Meinill, Thweng and Latimer; 7 Third Marriage; Fanacourt the 'nobody'; Marriage with Fanacourt; Lucy's family; 8 Death; The widower; Lucy's grandchildren and great-grandchildren; Summary and Conclusions; Bibliography; Index. Subjects; Lucy de Thweng 1279-1347. Women England History Middle Ages, 500-1500. Nobility England History To 1500. Marriage England History To 1500. Divorce England History To 1500. Aristocracy (Social class) England History To 1500. Heiresses England Biography. England Social conditions 1066-1687.
Price: €125.00