THE ROYAL BASTARDS OF MEDIEVAL ENGLAND

Given-Wilson, Chris, and Alice Curteis

ISBN 10: 0710200250 / ISBN 13: 9780710200259

Published by Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., London, UK, 1984

About this Item

The authors of this study establish a list of royal bastards in medieval England, and discuss their roles in the history of the period. They describe how gradually the church began to formulate more definite views on sexual and marital customs, with a consequent decline in the status of illegitimate children. By the early 16th century, however, royal bastard were once again making their way into the peerage. Included are photographs, illustrations, family trees, a list of the bastards of English kings 1066-1485, endnotes, an index of names and places, and a subject index. This copy is clean and solid.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE ROYAL BASTARDS OF MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
• Publisher: Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd., London, UK
• Publication Date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0710200250
• ISBN 13: 9780710200259
• Binding: Cloth
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

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Synopsis

This book examines the nature of the family in medieval society, and why illegitimacy, which was so much condemned in theory, was often ignored in practice. It examines the careers of notable bastards - in particular the use made of bastardy proceedings to bar the sons of Edward IV (the ill-fated Princes in the Tower) from the throne.