Marriage Settlements, 1601 1740: The Adoption of the Strict Settlement

By Lloyd Bonfield

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521091268
• ISBN13: 9780521091268
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"