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Marriage, separation, and divorce in England, 1500-1700 / K. J. Kesselring and Tim Stretton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kesselring, K. J. (Krista J.), author.
- Stretton, Tim, 1963- author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Divorce--England--History--16th century.
- Divorce.
- 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.
- Married women--Legal status, laws, etc--England--History--17th century.
- Women--England--Social conditions--16th century.
- Women.
- Women--England--Social conditions--17th century.
- Property--Social aspects--England.
- Property.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (210 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- 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.
- Notes:
- This edition also issued in print: 2022.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Kesselring, K. J. Marriage, Separation, and Divorce in England, 1500-1700
- ISBN:
- 0-19-194508-0
- 0-19-266694-0
- 0-19-266695-9
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