{"product_id":"church-courts-sex-and-marriage-in-england-1570-1640-paperback-9780521386555","title":"Church Courts, Sex and Marriage in England, 1570–1640 (Paperback) 9780521386555","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eChurch Courts, Sex and Marriage in England, 1570–1640\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an in-depth, richly documented study of the sex and marriage business from 1570–1640.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMartin Ingram (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521386555, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 29 March 1990\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e432 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 13.6 x 3 cm, 0.532 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e' … an outstanding work of institutional and social history.' English Historical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAdultery, 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of tables\u003cbr\u003e List of maps\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Conventions and abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Legal and Social Background: 1. The structure of ecclesiastical justice\u003cbr\u003e 2. Economic and social structures\u003cbr\u003e 3. Religion and the people\u003cbr\u003e 4. Sex and marriage: laws, ideals and popular practice\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Sex and Marriage: The Pattern of Prosecutions: 5. Matrimonial causes: (i) the breakdown of marriage\u003cbr\u003e 6. Matrimonial causes: (ii) marriage formation\u003cbr\u003e 7. Prenuptial fornication and bridal pregnancy\u003cbr\u003e 8. Incest, adultery and fornication\u003cbr\u003e 9. Aiding and abetting sexual offences\u003cbr\u003e 10. Sexual slander\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Church Courts and Society: 11. The effectiveness of ecclesiastical justice\u003cbr\u003e 12. Church courts and society in 1640: retrospect and prospect\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ecclesiastical [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ecclesiastical\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ecclesiastical%20%5Bcanon%5D%20law%20%5BLAFX%5D%22\"\u003ecanon law LAFX\u003c\/a\u003e], Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Early modern history: c 1450\/1500 to c 1700\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Early%20modern%20history:%20c%201450\/1500%20to%20c%201700%20%5BHBLH%5D%22\"\u003eHBLH\u003c\/a\u003e], British \u0026amp; Irish history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on British \u0026amp; Irish history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22British%20\u0026amp;%20Irish%20history%20%5BHBJD1%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909016412440,"sku":"9780521386555","price":31.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521386555i_f7f09bc2-0a6f-4541-a675-3b1146c181b4.jpg?v=1691376177","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/church-courts-sex-and-marriage-in-england-1570-1640-paperback-9780521386555","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}