The Gentleman's Mistress

Illegitimate Relationships and Children, 1450–1640

Tim Thornton, Katharine Carlton

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English

Manchester University Press
04 April 2019

British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Social classes; Sociology: family & relationships

This study explores pre- and extra-marital relationships among the gentry and nobility of the north of England from 1450 to 1640: the keeping of mistresses, the taking of lovers, the birth of illegitimate children and the fate of those children. It challenges assumptions about the extent to which such activities declined in the period, and hence about the impact of Protestantism and other changes to the culture of the elite. A major contribution to the literature on marriage and sexual relationships, family, kinship and gender, it is aimed at an academic readership in the fields of social and political history.

By: Tim Thornton, Katharine Carlton
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 463g
ISBN: 9781526114068
ISBN 10: 1526114062
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 04 April 2019
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Tim Thornton is Professor of History and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Huddersfield. Katharine Carlton is Research Assistant at the University of Huddersfield.

Reviews for The Gentleman's Mistress: Illegitimate Relationships and Children, 1450–1640

'A gentleman’s mistress makes a welcome contribution to studies of elite sexual behavior through its focus on the often-neglected north, its inclusion of the entire landed elite rather than just the peerage or court circles, its attention to the women involved in illegitimate relationships, and its coverage of a long-timespan, including the Yorkist and early Tudor periods' Judith J Hurwich, The Sixteenth Century Journal -- .