Week Two– Marriage and
the Merchant
, Marriage in Medieval
England
Marriage in Medieval England “was primarily a transaction
organized by males to serve economic and political ends with
the women treated as a useful child-bearing appendage to
the lands and the goods being exchanged” (Bernard
O’Donoghue).
O’Donoghue goes on to note that Medieval records highlight
that within a typical Medieval marriage: “mutual love
between the spouses is notably absent”
the Merchant
, Marriage in Medieval
England
Marriage in Medieval England “was primarily a transaction
organized by males to serve economic and political ends with
the women treated as a useful child-bearing appendage to
the lands and the goods being exchanged” (Bernard
O’Donoghue).
O’Donoghue goes on to note that Medieval records highlight
that within a typical Medieval marriage: “mutual love
between the spouses is notably absent”
