Marriage History - Medieval
Marriage, courtship and divorce practices in the Middle Ages, shedding light on the roles and status of women, wives and widows.
Bernardino of Siena: Two Sermons
Two sermons from 1427 on wives and widows, a late-medieval Roman Catholic perspective.
Husband's Endowment Of His Future Wife
A brief document from Southern Burgundy, 994 CE, giving a flavor of medieval marriage customs.
Kinship Terminology in the Middle Ages
In this essay, you'll find some good tidbits about marriage and other male/female relationships.
Marriage in Fifteenth-Century England
Bibliography on available primary and secondary sources for studying marriage in this narrow period of history. Part II below.
Marriage in Fifteenth-Century England: II
Bibliography on available primary and secondary sources for studying marriage in this narrow period of history. Part I above.