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As is also well known, marriage numbers fell after the Famine, and by the 1930s the Irish rate of never-married people was surely the highest in Europe. Even by 1911, in Donegal, 38% of middle-aged women had never married. (A good man was indeed hard to find!) The book is a fine balance between historical data, meticulously sourced, and ...
In the medieval period, marriage was at the core of the conflict between Gaelic and English customs and social practices. Marital alliances were also an essential element in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century political and economic networks. The continuing significance of family connections is also evident in eighteenth-century Irish political ...
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Trim Castle (1169-) is a major construction of this period. The history of Ireland from 1169 – 1536 covers the period from the arrival of the Cambro-Normans [1] to the reign of Henry VIII of England, who made himself King of Ireland. After the Norman invasion of 1169–1171, Ireland was under an alternating level of control from Norman lords ...
- Strategic alliances. For the Anglo-Saxons and Britain's early tribal groups, marriage was all about relationships - just not in the modern sense. The Anglo-Saxons saw marriage as a strategic tool to establish diplomatic and trade ties, says Stephanie Coontz, author of Marriage, A History: How Love Conquered Marriage.
- Consent. During the 11th Century, marriage was about securing an economic or political advantage. The wishes of the married couple - much less their consent - were of little importance.
- The sacrament of marriage. As early as the 12th Century, Roman Catholic theologians and writers referred to marriage as a sacrament, a sacred ceremony tied to experiencing God's presence.
- Wedding vows. Marriage vows, as couples recite them today, date back to Thomas Cranmer, the architect of English Protestantism. Cranmer laid out the purpose for marriage and scripted modern wedding vows nearly 500 years ago in his Book of Common Prayer, says the Reverend Duncan Dormor of St John's College at the University of Cambridge.
Aug 29, 2020 · Author: Maria Luddy and Mary O’Dowd. ISBN-13: 978-1108731904. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Guideline Price: £24.99. "Love and marriage, love and marriage, Go together like a horse and ...
Choosing a marriage partner and the negotiation of formal and informal marriages. What happened when things went wrong: the logistics of marriage breakdown: why and how did marital partners separate and how was the separation viewed by the family, the community and church and state authorities.
Jun 25, 2020 · This first comprehensive history of marriage in Ireland across three centuries looks below the level of elite society for a multi-faceted exploration of how marriage was perceived, negotiated...
