Reproductive Pressure and Royal Couples: Medieval England and Scotland, ca. 1200–1400
Author:   Emma Trivett (Independent Scholar)
Publisher:   Arc Humanities Press
Edition:   New edition
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9781802702125


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   31 December 2025
Format:   Hardback
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Reproductive Pressure and Royal Couples: Medieval England and Scotland, ca. 1200–1400


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This book explores royal couples’ experiences of and responses to fertility problems in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. Situated in the history of infertility, it focuses on royal couples who were not generally infertile in the conventional sense, but who nonetheless experienced reproductive difficulties or heightened pressure to produce a child. It challenges perceptions of these couples’ fertility by uncovering experiences of secondary infertility, sub-fertility, and contemporary anxiety about reproduction which have previously been overlooked because many of them had children. Drawing on English and Scottish examples, it explores the pressure to reproduce that royal couples experienced, and how they responded to this with medical and spiritual therapies.

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Author:   Emma Trivett (Independent Scholar)
Publisher:   Arc Humanities Press
Imprint:   Arc Humanities Press
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9781802702125


ISBN 10:   1802702121
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   31 December 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements and Dedication Abbreviations Royal Introductions: The Couples and Their Reproductive Histories Chapter 1. Fertile Ground: Historiographies of Queenship, Kingship, and Infertility Chapter 2. Under Pressure: Contemporary Perceptions of Royal Fertility Chapter 3. Narratives About Royal Childlessness Chapter 4. Cause for Concern: The King's Age, Gender, and Childlessness Chapter 5. Royal Healthcare and Reproductive Medicine Chapter 6. Reproductive Politics: Religious Patronage and Spiritual Support for Royal Fertility Reproductive Outcomes: Conclusions About the Pressure for Royal Fertility Bibliography Index

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Emma Trivett completed her PhD in medieval history at the University of Edinburgh in 2022. She continues to research and publish on royal fertility in medieval England and Scotland.

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