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Record Number: 7691 Author(s)/Creator(s): Crick , Julia. Contributor(s): Title: Men, Women, and Widows: Widowhood in Pre-Conquest England [the author argues that the Christian idea of monogamous marriage did not change habits of concubinage in Anglo-Saxon England; therefore, "widow" was a term used by the Church only for certain specific cases, not for all the women that we would consider widows]. Source: Widowhood in Medieval and Early Modern Europe.  Edited by Sandra Cavallo and Lyndan Warner.  Women and Men in History. Longman, 1999.  Pages 24 - 36. Description: Article Type: Essay Subject (See Also): Inheritance Marriage Property Widowers Widows Wills Award Note: Geographic Area: British Isles Century: 8- 9- 10- 11 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of Exeter Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1999. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 0582317479

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