Dissolving Royal Marriages
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Dissolving Royal Marriages

A Documentary History, 860–1600

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Dissolving Royal Marriages

A Documentary History, 860–1600

About this book

Dissolving Royal Marriages adopts a unique chronological and geographical perspective to present a comparative overview of royal divorce cases from the Middle Ages through to the Reformation period. Drawing from original translations of key source documents, the book sheds new light on some of the most prominent and elite divorce proceedings in Western history, including Henry VIII's divorce from Catherine of Aragon. The comprehensive commentary that accompanies these materials allows readers to grasp, for the first time, how the constructs of canon law helped shape the legal arguments on which specific cases were founded, and better understand the events that actually unfolded in the courtrooms. In his case-by-case exploration of elaborate witness statements, extensive legal negotiations and political wrangling, d'Avray shows us how little the canonical law for the dissolution of marriage changed over time in this fascinating new study of Church-state relations and papal power over princes.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half title
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. A note on the text
  10. Introduction
  11. 1 Lothar, Theutberga and Waldrada
  12. 2 Robert II of France and Bertha
  13. 3 Philip I of France and Bertrada
  14. 4 Eleanor of Aquitaine and Louis VII of France
  15. 5 King John of England and Isabella of Gloucester
  16. 6 Philip II Augustus of France and Ingeborg of Denmark
  17. 7 Pere II of Aragon and Maria of Montpellier
  18. 8 Jaume I of Aragon and Lyonor
  19. 9 Sancho of Portugal and Mécia Lopes de Haro (‘Mentia Lupi’)
  20. 10 Henry III of England and Jeanne of Ponthieu
  21. 11 Plaisance of Cyprus and Balian
  22. 12 Alfonso III of Portugal and Mathilda of Boulogne
  23. 13 Jaume I of Aragon and Teresa
  24. 14 Charles IV of France and Blanche: the law of godparenthood
  25. 15 Charles IV and Blanche: the annulment process
  26. 16 Maximilian I, Anne of Brittany and Charles VIII of France
  27. 17 Louis XII and Jeanne of France
  28. 18 Margaret of Scotland and Archibald Douglas, the Earl of Angus
  29. 19 Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon
  30. 20 Henri IV of France and Marguerite of Valois
  31. Appendix 1: Paris, Archives nationales, J.682.1
  32. Appendix 2: Paris, Archives nationales, J.682.2
  33. Appendix 3: London, British Library, Add. 20917
  34. Appendix 4: London, British Library, Add. 37154
  35. Appendix 5: Glossary of technical terms
  36. Bibliography
  37. Index of manuscripts
  38. General index