Marriage Settlements, 1601-1740 The Adoption of the Strict Settlement |
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| Author:
| Bonfield, Lloyd |
| Series title: | Cambridge Studies in English Legal History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-09126-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $45.95 |
Book Description:
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The history of the family has become an area of great interest, yet the property arrangements entered into upon marriage, a crucial aspect of the process of familial wealth transmission and distribution in the landed classes in early modern England, have never been systematically studied.
The history of the family has become an area of great interest, yet the property arrangements entered into upon marriage, a crucial aspect of the process of familial wealth transmission and distribution in the landed classes in early modern England, have never been systematically studied.