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4574
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Title:
The Dilemma of the Widow of Property for Late Medieval London [The author argues that wealthy widows, with both capital and property, served as conduits of wealth. Widows tended to remarry within the same social group to which their previous husbands had belonged, strengthening guild and status solidarities. Title n
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The Medieval Marriage Scene: Prudence, Passion, Policy. Edited by Sherry Roush and Cristelle L. Baskins. Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2005. Pages 135 - 146.
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Essay
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Dower
Economics
Inheritance
Land Tenure
London
Merchants
Remarriage
Widows
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Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
14- 15
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Year of Publication:
2005.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
0866983430