Child marriage in sixteenth-century northern England: the emotional undertones in the legal narratives

This article explores the childhood emotions experienced by children married underage in sixteenth-century northern England. In the absence of autograph sources such as letters and diaries, this article examines how we can use ecclesiastical court records – namely depositions – to locate a child’s e...

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Main Author: Loretta A. Dolan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Western Australia 2015-03-01
Series:Limina: A Journal of Historical and Cultural Studies
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Online Access:http://www.limina.arts.uwa.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/2697459/Dolan-article.pdf