Divorce in Medieval England

Divorce in Medieval England
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 207
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ISBN-10 : 9780415825160
ISBN-13 : 0415825164
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Book Synopsis Divorce in Medieval England by : Sara Margaret Butler

Download or read book Divorce in Medieval England written by Sara Margaret Butler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Divorce, as we think of it today, is usually considered to be a modern invention. This book challenges that viewpoint, documenting the many and varied uses of divorce in the medieval period and highlighting the fact that couples regularly divorced on the grounds of spousal incompatibility.


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