Medieval monogamy
There is no question that Christian theory and policy favored monogamous marriage in the Middle Ages. But did monogamous marriage mean monogamous mating, too?
Lineage strategies and the control of widows in Renaissance Florence
Lineage strategies and the control of widows in Renaissance Florence By Isabelle Chabot Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, edited by Sandra…
The Decline of the Aristocracy in Eleventh and Twelfth Century Sardinia
Beginning in the eleventh century, Pisa and Genoa — both as communes and in the persons of individual Pisans and Genovese, — followed by Catalans and Aragonese, exhibited an increasing, and increasingly covetous, interest in Sardinia and (especially) its resources; and, already during the twelfth century, the island had fallen largely under continental domination.
Cumque nullus rusticorum fugitivo obediret: Exile, Gift-Giving, and Marriage Policy in Eleventh-Century Poland and Rus’
“Exile, Gift Giving, and Marriage Policy in Eleventh Century Poland and Rus” Session: Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages – May 13th By…
Be rihtre æwe: legislating and regulating marital morality in late Anglo-Saxon England
This thesis examines some projects of moral regulation, implemented by the agents of the church and king in the late Anglo-Saxon period, which sought to modify and govern marital conduct.
The concept of marriage in Roman, Byzantine and Serbian mediaeval law
The concept of marriage in Roman, Byzantine and Serbian mediaeval law By Šarkić Srđan Zbornik radova Vizantoloskog instituta, Issue 41 (2004) Abstract: In this…
Nunneries as an Alternative to Marriage
Nunneries as an Alternative to Marriage Oudenaarden , Cornelis The Endnote, vol. 2 (2005) Abstract During the middle Ages women were required to…
Runaway Wives: Husband Desertion in Medieval England
Scholars of the medieval family would agree that the lot of the medieval wife was not an easy one.
The Medieval Marriage Market
In the medieval world, as in most human societies, the terms of marriage normally included conveyances of property between the bride and groom, or their respective families.
Unwanted Husbands and Adultery: Medieval Marriage in the Twelfth-Century Tristan and Isolde Legend
This thesis discusses the evidence provided by late twelfth-century and early thirteenth-century romances on medieval marriage.