Papacy, Monarchy and Marriage 860–1600 (Paperback)

Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. A Gallican forerunner; 3. Concepts; 4. Polygyny; 5. Emotional persuasion in a public sphere: Nicholas I and Lothar; 6. Canon law subverts itself; 7. Due process; 8. Biological kinship; 9. Spiritual kinship; 10. Impotence and magic; 11. Pre-puberty marriage; 12. Physical impotence; 13. Adult non-consummation and pre-contract; 14. Henry VIII's biblical bid; 15. Reception of dispensation: plaisance and Henri IV; 16. Diverging trends: annulments and dispensations; 17. Annulments and dispensations: two theological rationalities; 18. Dispensations and their diplomatic; 19. Ten theses and an argument; Documents; Bibliography; Index.