The history of the family has become an area of great interest, yet the property arrangements entered into upon marriage, a crucial aspect of the process of familial wealth transmission and distribution in the landed classes in early modern England, have never been systematically studied. In the light of evidence provided by hitherto unused family muniments, Dr Bonfield analyses the legal, social and economic aspects of these settlements, and discusses the development and impact of the strict settlement.
- ISBN13 9780521250214
- Publish Date 23 June 1983
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 17 July 2008
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Cambridge University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English