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Record Number: 8749 Author(s)/Creator(s): Hough , Carole A. Contributor(s): Title: The Early Kentish "Divorce Laws": A Reconsideration of Aethelberht, Chs. 79 and 80 [argues that the text traditionally taken as evidence of divorce is in fact about a widow who either remains celibate, keeping her inheritance and children, or remarries and loses her inheritance and, possibly, her children as well]. Source: Anglo-Saxon England 23, ( 1994): Pages 19 - 34. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Ethelbert, King of Kent Children Divorce Inheritance Law Old English Language Remarriage Widows Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 7 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Nottingham Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1994. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 02636751

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