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Royal bastards : the birth of illegitimacy, 800-1230 /

McDougall, Sara,

Royal bastards : the birth of illegitimacy, 800-1230 / Sara McDougall. - First edition. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white). - Oxford studies in medieval European history . - Oxford studies in medieval European history. .

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The stigmatisation as 'bastards' of children born outside of wedlock is commonly thought to have emerged early in medieval European history, but Sara McDougall demonstrates that until well into the late 12th-century a child's prospects depended more upon the social status and lineage of both parents than of the legitimacy of their marriage.

Specialized.

9780191827631 (ebook) : No price


Illegitimate children--History--Europe--To 1500.
Social status--History--Europe--To 1500.


Europe--Social conditions--To 1492.
Europe--History--476-1492.

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