Marriage and violence the early modern legacy - Dolan, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1960-; ebrary, Inc. (Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2008)
Introduction -- Flesh, two heads : debating the biblical blueprint for marriage in the seventeenth and twentieth centuries -- Battered women, petty traitors, and the legacy of coverture -- Fighting for the breeches, sharing the rod : spouses, servants, and the struggle for equality -- How a maiden keeps her head : Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth I, and the perils of marriage -- Afterword.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [169]-223) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Marriage -- History; Marriage -- England -- History; Marriage -- United States -- History; Marriage -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History; Marital violence; Abused wives; Sex role -- History; Sex discrimination against women -- History; Equality -- History; Electronic books