Married Life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300

Author:   Elisabeth van Houts (Honorary Professor in European Medieval History, Honorary Professor in European Medieval History, University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198798897


Pages:   312
Publication Date:   28 February 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Elisabeth van Houts (Honorary Professor in European Medieval History, Honorary Professor in European Medieval History, University of Cambridge)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.634kg
ISBN:  

9780198798897


ISBN 10:   019879889
Pages:   312
Publication Date:   28 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: Getting Married 1: Making of marriage 2: Wedding celebrations Part II: Married Life 3: Sexuality and Love 4: Authority and Collaboration 5: End of Marriage and Remarriage 6: Clerical marriages Part III: Alternative Living 7: Living with one or more partners 8: Single life Conclusion Bibliography

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This is an elegantly written and significant book; everyone who is interested in medieval marriage should read it. * Charles Donahue, Jr, Journal of Ecclesiastical History * Married Life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300 is an important book for any scholar investigating marriage. While no one book can provide a completely comprehensive view of marriage in the medieval world, this one comes admirably close...Engagingly written, van Houts' study of medieval marriage is a must-read for anyone interested in the social history of the Middle Ages. * Professirt Amy Livingstone, Wittenberg University, Reviews in History *


Married Life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300 is an important book for any scholar investigating marriage. While no one book can provide a completely comprehensive view of marriage in the medieval world, this one comes admirably close...Engagingly written, van Houts' study of medieval marriage is a must-read for anyone interested in the social history of the Middle Ages. * Professirt Amy Livingstone, Wittenberg University, Reviews in History *


Married Life in the Middle Ages, 900-1300 is an important book for any scholar investigating marriage. While no one book can provide a completely comprehensive view of marriage in the medieval world, this one comes admirably close...Engagingly written, van Houts' study of medieval marriage is a must-read for anyone interested in the social history of the Middle Ages. * Professirt Amy Livingstone, Wittenberg University, Reviews in History * This is an elegantly written and significant book; everyone who is interested in medieval marriage should read it. * Charles Donahue, Jr, Journal of Ecclesiastical History *


Author Information

Elisabeth van Houts was born in the Netherlands. She received her doctorate from the University of Groningen (Netherlands) in 1982. Since 1984, she has lived and worked in Cambridge where she teaches medieval history,and has been a Fellow of Emmanuel College since 1997. The University of Cambridge awarded her a DLitt (a higher doctorate) in 2001 and the title of Honorary Professor in European Medieval History in 2011. van Houts has published widely on Anglo-Norman history, the history of women and gender, and medieval historiography and memory.

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