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Church Courts, Sex and Marriage in England, 1570-1640

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by Martin Ingram

    • Author

      Martin Ingram

    • Book Format

      Paperback

    • Publisher

      Cambridge University Press

    • Published

      March 1990

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      Church Courts, Sex and Marriage in England, 1570-1640

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      Product Description

      Adultery, fornication, breach of marriage contract, sexual slander - these, along with religious offences of various kinds, were typical of the cases dealt with by the ecclesiastical courts in Elizabethan and early Stuart England. What was it like to live in a society in which personal morality was regulated by law in this fashion? How far-reaching was such surveillance in actual practice? How did ordinary people view the courts - as useful institutions upholding accepted standards, or as an alien system purveying unwanted values? How effective were the church courts in influencing attitudes and behaviour? Previous assessments of ecclesiastical justice, coloured by contemporary puritan and common law criticisms, have mostly been unfavourable. This in-depth, richly documented study of the sex and marriage business dealt with under church law, based on the records of the courts in Wiltshire, Cambridgeshire, Leicestershire and West Sussex in the period 1570-1640, presents a more balanced and more positive view.

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      • Author

        Martin Ingram

      • Book Format

        Paperback

      • Publisher

        Cambridge University Press

      • Published

        March 1990

      • Weight

        545g

      • Page Count

        432

      • Dimensions

        140 x 216 x 25 mm

      • ISBN

        9780521386555

      • ISBN-10

        0521386551

      • Eden Code

        1192193

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      • Author/Creator: Martin Ingram

      • ISBN: 9780521386555

      • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

      • Release Date: March 1990

      • Weight: 545g

      • Dimensions: 140 x 216 x 25 mm

      • Eden Code: 1192193

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