Unquiet lives : marriage and marriage breakdown in England, 1660-1800 /
Based on vivid court records and newspaper advertisements, this 2003 book is a pioneering account of the expectations and experiences of married life among the middle and labouring ranks in the long eighteenth century. Its original methodology draws attention to the material life of marriage, which...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction: reassessing marriage
- 2. 'To have and to hold': analysing married life
- 3. 'For better, for worse': resolving marital difficulties
- 4. 'An honourable estate': marital roles in the household
- 5. 'With all my worldly goods I thee endow': spouses' contributions and possessions within marriage
- 6. 'Wilt thou obey him, and serve him': the marital power balance
- 7. 'Forsaking all other': marital chastity
- 8. 'Till death us do part': life after a failed marriage
- 9. 'Mutual society, help and comfort': conclusion.
