Dissolving Royal Marriages - A Documentary History, 860-1600

This book offers a chronological and geographical study of royal divorce cases from the Middle Ages through to the Reformation period.

List of contents

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Lothar, Theutberga and Waldrada; 2. Robert II of France and Bertha; 3. Philip I of France and Bertrada; 4. Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France; 5. King John of England and Isabelle of Gloucester; 6. Philip II Augustus of France and Ingeborg of Denmark; 7. Pere II of Aragon and Maria of Montpellier; 8. Jaume I of Aragon and Lyonor; 9. Sancho of Portugal and Mécia Lopes de Haro ('Mentia Lupi'); 10. Henry III of England and Jeanne of Ponthieu; 11. Plaisance of Cyprus and Balian; 12. Alfonso III of Portugal and Mathilda of Boulogne; 13. Jaume I of Aragon and Terisia; 14. Charles IV of France and Blanche: the law of Godparenthood; 15. Charles IV and Blanche: the annulment process; 16. Maximilian I, Anne of Brittany, and Charles VIII of France; 17. Louis XII of France and Jeanne; 18. Margaret of Scotland and Archibald Douglas the Earl of Angus; 19. Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon; 20. Henri IV of France and Marguerite de Valois.

About the author

D. L. d'Avray is Professor of History at University College London.

Summary

In a chronological and geographical study of royal divorce cases from the Middle Ages through to the Reformation, d'Avray offers a truly comparative perspective on elite divorce, tracing its evolution over time, and providing original translations of documents which illuminate the canon law arguments on which the cases were built.

Product details

• Authors: David d'Avray, D. L. D''''avray
• Assisted by: D. L. d'Avray (Editor), David d'Avray (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781107643994
• ISBN: 978-1-107-64399-4
• No. of pages: 324
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Europe, HISTORY / Europe / General, CE period up to c 1500, c 1500 onwards to present day, Medieval History, Religious issues & debates, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, c 500 to c 1000 CE, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours, Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours, Religious issues and debates