Divorce in Medieval England
Author | : Sara Margaret Butler |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 207 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780415825160 |
ISBN-13 | : 0415825164 |
Rating | : 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
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.