Love, Hate, and the Law in Tudor England: The Three Wives of Ralph Rishton

ISBN-13: 9780192865113 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 336 str.

The Catho Professor of History L. R. (Professor of History

Recenzje

It is an exceptional-and exceptionally interesting-case study throwing a spotlight on to early-modern law, and how it was used 'to negotiate dilemmas towards desired goals'... The story is told in a lively and accessible way, most often through the written-down words.

O autorze

L. R. Poos is a graduate of Harvard University and the University of Cambridge. He was a fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge (1980-1983) and since 1983 has been a member of the faculty of the Department of History at The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC, where he also served as Dean of Arts and Sciences (2002-2014). His research focuses upon late-medieval and early-modern England, and the history of family, law, and rural society. His other interests include digital humanities (especially Geographical Information Systems), global food history, and early Japanese history.