Marriage, separation, and divorce in england, 1500-1700
Auteur :
Kesselring, K. J. / Stretton, Tim
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780192849953
Date de publication :
17 févr. 2022
Dimensions :
24,1 x 16,0 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
464 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.