Marriage settlements, 1601-1740 : the adoption of the strict settlement / Lloyd Bonfield.
1983
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Marriage settlements, 1601-1740 : the adoption of the strict settlement / Lloyd Bonfield.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1983.
Description
1 online resource (xviii, 136 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
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Cambridge studies in English legal history.
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The medieval inheritance and the Statute of Uses
Law in transition: the conflict over restraints upon alienation
Patterns of marriage settlement 1601-1659: the development of the 'life estate-entail' mode
The emergence of the strict settlement
The adoption of the strict settlement 1660-1740: Kent and Northamptonshire
Marriage settlements in perspective: the social and economic aspects.
Law in transition: the conflict over restraints upon alienation
Patterns of marriage settlement 1601-1659: the development of the 'life estate-entail' mode
The emergence of the strict settlement
The adoption of the strict settlement 1660-1740: Kent and Northamptonshire
Marriage settlements in perspective: the social and economic aspects.
Summary
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. In the light of evidence provided by hitherto unused family muniments, Dr Bonfield analyses the legal, social and economic aspects of these settlements, and discusses the development and impact of the strict settlement.
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Cambridge Core.
Language
English
ISBN
9780511897528 ebook
9780521250214 (hardback)
9780521091268 (paperback)
9780521250214 (hardback)
9780521091268 (paperback)
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