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Love, hate and the law in Tudor England the three wives of Ralph Rishton

Title
Love, hate and the law in Tudor England [electronic resource] : the three wives of Ralph Rishton / L. R. Poos.
Author
Poos, Lawrence R. (Lawrence Raymond)
Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.

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Description
1 online resource (xv, 319 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white)
Uniform Title
Love, hate and the law in Tudor England (Online)
Alternative Title
Love, hate and the law in Tudor England (Online)
Subject
  • Rishton, Ralph, approximately 1522-1573
  • Marriage law > England > History > 16th century
  • Divorce settlements > England
  • Great Britain > History > Tudors, 1485-1603
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-391) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
'Set all things in a perfect order' -- Case studies -- Duchy, palatinate, and courts in Lancashire -- 'His own father was the cause of his trouble' -- Rishton family histories -- Roger Rishton's conflicts : church kirk, 1536 -- Roger Rishton's conflicts : Blackburn and Church Kirk, 1542-3 -- Roger Rishton's conflicts : Duckworth Moor and Church Kirk, 1555 -- More conflicts -- Resolutions -- 'God have mercy of thy soul, wife of Ralph Rishton' -- Ellen Towneley -- Elizabeth Parker -- Lancashire child marriage -- 'In fancy and love with Ann Stanley' -- John Rishton -- Ann Stanley -- Law's stories : plaintiffs and defendants -- Law's stories : deponents -- Law's stories : reading depositions -- 'I will keep him in suit' -- Litigation : marriage -- Estate settlements -- Litigation : property -- Equity, conscience, law -- 'It would be a pity not to complete the history' -- Later Rishtons and religion -- The afterlife of the Rishton stories : antiquaries -- The afterlife of the Rishton stories : newspapers -- Retrospection.
LCCN
2022930165
OCLC
ssj0002811912
Author
Poos, Lawrence R. (Lawrence Raymond)
Title
Love, hate and the law in Tudor England [electronic resource] : the three wives of Ralph Rishton / L. R. Poos.
Imprint
Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2022.
Edition
First edition.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-391) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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