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Record Number: 4245 Author(s)/Creator(s): Gates , Lori A. Contributor(s): Title: Widows, Property, and Remarriage: Lessons from Glastonbury's Deverill Manors [contrasts found in the manorial communities of Longbridge and Monkton, with the latter being less hospitable to widowed property holders; the author argues against a direct connection between land availability and widow remarriage, favoring instead a multiplicity of socio-economic conditions including labor pool, social hierarchy, manorial industries, age at widowhood, and children in the household.] Source: Albion 28, 1 (Spring 1996): Pages 19 - 35. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Economics Inheritance Land Tenure Longbridge Deverill, Wiltshire, England Manors Monkton Deverill, Wiltshire, England Peasantry Property Remarriage Widows Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 13- 14 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Three tables. Table One lists the women with property in Monkton and Longbridge. It appears as a memorandum in the 1334 rolls. Table Two shows the kinds of property acquisitions and losses for women in the two manors, 1300-1350. Table Three shows property acquisition and loss for women in the two manors for whom a complete reconstruction of property transactions was possible, 1274-1368. Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: Missouri Valley College Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1996. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 00951390

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