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Bigamy and Christian Identity in Late Medieval Champagne

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

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Chapters in this book

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

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