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"The question of illegitimacy was important and complex in Scotland as elsewhere in the Middle Ages. This book examines its legal, political and social implications there between the [end of the] eleventh and fifteenth centuries. It explores illegitimacy in relation to royal suc…
First full-length examination of bastardy in Scotland during the period, exploring its many ramifications throughout society.
First full-length examination of bastardy in Scotland during the period, exploring its many ramifications throughout society.
Illegitimacy was an important subject in medieval Scotland. It was a legal barrier to inheritance, and its associations with wrongful sexual conduct could be socially stigmatising. We know that these disadvantages were taken seriously, since many parents turned to legal remedies…