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Marriage, separation, and divorce in England, 1500-1700 / K.J. Kesselring and Tim Stretton.
By: Kesselring, K. J. (Krista J.) [author.]
Contributor(s): Stretton, Tim [author.]Series: Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2022Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource (x, 195 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191945083 (ebook) :Subject(s): Divorce -- England -- History -- 16th century | 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 -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- England -- History -- 17th century | Women -- England -- Social conditions -- 16th century | Women -- England -- Social conditions -- 17th century | Property -- Social aspects -- EnglandAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780192849953DDC classification: 306.89094209031 LOC classification: HQ876Online resources: Oxford scholarship online 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.
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This edition also issued in print: 2022.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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