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University of Cambridge > Talks.cam > Early Modern Economic and Social History Seminars > Masculinity and cuckoldry in early modern English litigation records
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If you have a question about this talk, please contact Joris van den Tol. In the early modern English imagination, a cuckold was the epitome of a failed patriarch. Yet, in the legal sphere the insult “cuckold” was not actionable and barely had a presence. This paper explores this apparent paradox using accusations of cuckoldry in a 17th century church court and Chancery marital separation suit. This talk is part of the Early Modern Economic and Social History Seminars series. This talk is included in these lists:
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