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Carnal knowledge : regulating sex in England, 1470-1600 /

This study reveals that in pre-Reformation England both ecclesiastical and secular (especially urban) courts were already highly active in regulating sex. They not only enforced clerical celibacy and sought to combat prostitution but also restrained the pre- and extramarital sexual activities of lay...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ingram, Martin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Series:Cambridge studies in early modern British history.
Subjects:
Ecclesiastical courts > Great Britain > History.
Marriage law > Great Britain > History.
Sex crimes > Great Britain > History.
Ecclesiastical courts.
Marriage law.
Sex crimes.
Great Britain.
History.

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