Love & Marriage in Late Medieval London

Shannon McSheffrey is a Professor of History at Concordia University. Her research interests include gender, law, marriage, and popular religion in Late Medieval England.

Acknowledgments
Introduction
Church Courts and the Canon Law of Marriage
The Laity and Marriage Litigation in Fifteenth-Century England
Courtship and Marriage Customs
Depositions and Late Medieval London
Court Procedure
Suggestions for Further Reading
Depositions from Marital Litigation
Courtship and the Making of a Marriage Contract
Exchange of Gifts
Rituals at Marriage
Location of the Exchange of Consent
The Domestic Contract followed by Banns
Contracts Conditional on the Consent of Family Members
Common Knowledge and Concern about Marriage
Disputed Contracts: Attempting to Escape
False Testimony
Multiple Contracts and Bigamy
Divorce: Coercion or Force and Fear
Divorce: Cruelty
Fornication
Adultery
Notes