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.
Draft Indenture of Marriage Settlement
An inside look at what a marriage contract involved in medieval England (1454).
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.
Memorandum of Marriage Terms: Draft
Another look at medieval marriage (1477) in the Paston family of England.
Memorandum on Marriage Negotiations
This begins: "Memorandum to kepe secret fro my moder that the bargayn is full concludyd." Mother apparently would not be happy to know! (1477)
Paston Family Letters
A fifteenth century marriage, documented in letters made available electronically by the University of Virginia.