Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1. Marriage and Remarriage in the Later Middle Ages 9
5. Chapter 2. Bigamous Husbands 49
6. Chapter 3. Abandoned Wives 71
7. Chapter 4. Why Commit Bigamy? 95
8. Chapter 5. Why Prosecute Bigamy? 113
9. Conclusion: Christian Identity at the End of the Middle Ages 135
10. Appendix: Selected Transcriptions from a Register of the Officiality of Troyes 143
11. Notes 153
12. Bibliography 189
13. Index 211
14. Acknowledgments 215