Marriage Settlements, 1601-1740

Download or read book Marriage Settlements, 1601-1740 written by Lloyd Bonfield and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2008-11-27 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of the family has become an area of great interest, yet the property arrangements entered into upon marriage, a crucial aspect of the process of familial wealth transmission and distribution in the landed classes in early modern England, have never been systematically studied. In the light of evidence provided by hitherto unused family muniments, Dr Bonfield analyses the legal, social and economic aspects of these settlements, and discusses the development and impact of the strict settlement.