| Carnal Knowledge: Regulating Sex in England, 1470-1600 Contributor(s): Ingram, Martin (Author) |
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ISBN: 1316631737 ISBN-13: 9781316631737 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Great Britain - Tudor & Elizabethan Era (1485-1603) - Social Science | Human Sexuality (see Also Psychology - Human Sexuality) - Law | Legal History |
| Dewey: 345.420 |
| LCCN: 2016045804 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History |
| Physical Information: 1.04" H x 6.17" W x 9.06" (1.45 lbs) 340 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 15th Century - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: How was the law used to control sex in Tudor England? What were the differences between secular and religious practice? This major study reveals that - contrary to what historians have often supposed - in pre-Reformation England both ecclesiastical and secular (especially urban) courts were already highly active in regulating sex. They not only enforced clerical celibacy and sought to combat prostitution but also restrained the pre- and extramarital sexual activities of laypeople more generally. Initially destabilising, the religious and institutional changes of 1530-60 eventually led to important new developments that tightened the regime further. There were striking innovations in the use of shaming punishments in provincial towns and experiments in the practice of public penance in the church courts, while Bridewell transformed the situation in London. Allowing the clergy to marry was a milestone of a different sort. Together these changes contributed to a marked shift in the moral climate by 1600. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ingram, Martin: - Martin Ingram is an Emeritus Fellow in History at Brasenose College, University of Oxford. His publications include Church Courts, Sex and Marriage in England, 1570-1640 (Cambridge, 1988) as well as numerous articles on sex and marriage, crime and the law, slander and defamation, scolding women, 'rough music' and related topics. |