An investigation of the complex social and legal issues surrounding illegitimate offspring in Renaissance Florence

First full-length examination of bastardy in Scotland during the period, exploring its many ramifications throughout society.

Focusing on Florence, Thomas Kuehn demonstrates the formative influence of law on Italian society during the Renaissance, especially in the spheres of family an

Through the colorful family histories and rich detail of the Zimmern Chronicle, historian Judith Hurwich examines marriage, family, and sexuality among the earl

Sex, Gender, and Illegitimacy in the Castilian Noble Family, 1400–1600 looks at illegitimacy across the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries and analyzes its imp