Royal bastards the birth of illegitimacy, 800-1230 /

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...

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Main Author: McDougall, Sara,
Other Authors: Oxford Scholarship Online.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Physical Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Edition: First edition.
Series: Oxford studies in medieval European history.
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