This book examines the nature of the family in medieval society, and why illegitimacy, which was so much condemned in theory, was often ignored in practice. It examines the careers of notable bastards - in particular the use made of bastardy proceedings to bar the sons of Edward IV (the ill-fated Princes in the Tower) from the throne.
- ISBN10 0710200250
- ISBN13 9780710200259
- Publish Date June 1984
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 18 October 2003
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Routledge & Kegan Paul Books
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 208
- Language English