The Resource Uncertain unions : marriage in England, 1660-1753, by Lawrence Stone
Uncertain unions : marriage in England, 1660-1753, by Lawrence Stone
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- Summary
- "In Road to Divorce, Lawrence Stone explored the different ways in which marriage took place, and analysed the confusion and uncertainty surrounding the legality of the institution in its various forms before the Marriage Act of 1753. He now shows in absorbing detail, through a series of case-studies, how courting and marrying couples tended to manoeuvre around the ambiguities of the law, and how they sometimes became entangled in a web of moral and legal contradiction leading to personal catastrophe. There are stories about unwise courtship, prenuptial pregnancies, forced marriages by parents or parish officials, bigamy, clandestine marriages often performed in haste in peculiarly squalid circumstances and repented at leisure. These fascinating studies reveal in intimate, often ribald, detail how men and women adjusted their sexual conduct, moral attitudes, and matrimonial plans to suit an ambiguous legal situation." "Professor Stone has traced the ways in which, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, demands by individuals for love and affection were starting to take precedence over family interests and parental dictation in the search for a spouse; the studies he has drawn from court records for Uncertain Unions enable us to see this great moral transition being played out in the lives of men and women, often in their own words. These are vivid, human histories, presented in revealing detail, by a leading historian of the family."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xiii, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
-
- I. Introduction. Case-studies ; Legal records ; Courtship ; The making of marriage ; Marriage, property, and the common law ; Customary unions and concubinage ; Contract marriage ; Clandestine marriage ; Conclusion
- II. Case-Studies. Courtship and contract ; Forced marriage ; Clandestine marriage
- Isbn
- 9780198202530
- Label
- Uncertain unions : marriage in England, 1660-1753
- Title
- Uncertain unions
- Title remainder
- marriage in England, 1660-1753
- Statement of responsibility
- by Lawrence Stone
- Subject
-
- Huwelijk
- Huwelijksrecht
- Mariage -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Mariage -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Mariage -- Droit -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Mariage -- Droit -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Marriage -- England -- History -- 17th century
- History
- Marriage law -- England -- History -- 17th century
- Marriage law -- England -- History -- 18th century
- Matrimonio -- Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Siglo XVIII
- Matrimonio -- Leyes y legislación -- Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Siglo XVII
- Matrimonio -- Leyes y legislación -- Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Siglo XVIII
- Marriage -- England -- History -- 18th century
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "In Road to Divorce, Lawrence Stone explored the different ways in which marriage took place, and analysed the confusion and uncertainty surrounding the legality of the institution in its various forms before the Marriage Act of 1753. He now shows in absorbing detail, through a series of case-studies, how courting and marrying couples tended to manoeuvre around the ambiguities of the law, and how they sometimes became entangled in a web of moral and legal contradiction leading to personal catastrophe. There are stories about unwise courtship, prenuptial pregnancies, forced marriages by parents or parish officials, bigamy, clandestine marriages often performed in haste in peculiarly squalid circumstances and repented at leisure. These fascinating studies reveal in intimate, often ribald, detail how men and women adjusted their sexual conduct, moral attitudes, and matrimonial plans to suit an ambiguous legal situation." "Professor Stone has traced the ways in which, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, demands by individuals for love and affection were starting to take precedence over family interests and parental dictation in the search for a spouse; the studies he has drawn from court records for Uncertain Unions enable us to see this great moral transition being played out in the lives of men and women, often in their own words. These are vivid, human histories, presented in revealing detail, by a leading historian of the family."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stone, Lawrence
- Dewey number
- 306.81/0942/09032
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HQ728
- LC item number
- .S855 1992
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Marriage
- Marriage
- Marriage law
- Marriage law
- Huwelijk
- Huwelijksrecht
- Matrimonio
- Matrimonio
- Matrimonio
- Mariage
- Mariage
- Mariage
- Mariage
- Label
- Uncertain unions : marriage in England, 1660-1753, by Lawrence Stone
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. Introduction. Case-studies ; Legal records ; Courtship ; The making of marriage ; Marriage, property, and the common law ; Customary unions and concubinage ; Contract marriage ; Clandestine marriage ; Conclusion -- II. Case-Studies. Courtship and contract ; Forced marriage ; Clandestine marriage
- Control code
- 24667433
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780198202530
- Lccn
- 91033370
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)24667433
- Label
- Uncertain unions : marriage in England, 1660-1753, by Lawrence Stone
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- I. Introduction. Case-studies ; Legal records ; Courtship ; The making of marriage ; Marriage, property, and the common law ; Customary unions and concubinage ; Contract marriage ; Clandestine marriage ; Conclusion -- II. Case-Studies. Courtship and contract ; Forced marriage ; Clandestine marriage
- Control code
- 24667433
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xiii, 281 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9780198202530
- Lccn
- 91033370
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)24667433
Subject
- Huwelijk
- Huwelijksrecht
- Mariage -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Mariage -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Mariage -- Droit -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 17e siècle
- Mariage -- Droit -- Angleterre -- Histoire -- 18e siècle
- Marriage -- England -- History -- 17th century
- History
- Marriage law -- England -- History -- 17th century
- Marriage law -- England -- History -- 18th century
- Matrimonio -- Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Siglo XVIII
- Matrimonio -- Leyes y legislación -- Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Siglo XVII
- Matrimonio -- Leyes y legislación -- Gran Bretaña -- Historia -- Siglo XVIII
- Marriage -- England -- History -- 18th century
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