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Record Number: 7163 Author(s)/Creator(s): Waugh , Scott L. Contributor(s): Title: Women's Inheritance and the Growth of Bureaucratic Monarchy in Twelfth- and Thirteenth-Century England [The author documents changes in English inheritance laws as they pertain to female heirs and coheirs, showing that, by 1250, the process of partitioning inheritances had changed in such a way that administrative roles were assumed increasingly by royal officials and justices rather than lords. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Nottingham Medieval Studies 34, ( 1990): Pages 71 - 92. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Administration Daughters Heiresses Inheritance Law Politics Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 12-13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1990. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00782122

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