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The first study of early modern English courtship as a subject in its own right. New historical and anthropological insights into the making of marriage, and an arresting and exciting contribution to the history of the family. Takes the interpretation of the English church court material to a new level of sophistication. Explores new or neglected subjects such as the use of gifts or tokens and the role of go-betweens in English courtship. The fresh and wholly original perspectives on English courtship offered here should redirect and revitalise the history of marriage in early modern England.
Price: £25.00
Pages: 288
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Series: Politics, Culture and Society in Early Modern Britain
Publication Date:
08 August 2002
ISBN: 9780719062513
Format: Paperback
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Diana O'Hara received a PhD in history from the University of Kent at Canterbury in 1995, and is a researcher with Victoria County History
1. The structures of courtship and the role of family, kin and community.
2. The language of tokens and the making of marriage
3. 'Movers', 'sutors', 'speakers', and 'brokers' of marriage: the role of the go-betweens as a 'means' of courtship
4. Courtship horizons in the sixteenth century: distance and place as factors in marriage formation
5. The timing of marriage: constraints and expectations
6. Material girls?: dowries and property in courtship