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Women, Rank, and Marriage in the British Aristocracy, 1485-2000

An Open Elite?

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  • © 2014

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Authors:
  1. Kimberly Schutte

    1. Department of History, State University of New York, Brockport, USA

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Part of the book series: Studies in Modern History (SMH)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction: Marriages of Aristocratic British Women and Stability of Rank Identity, 1485–2000

    1. Introduction: Marriages of Aristocratic British Women and Stability of Rank Identity, 1485–2000

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 1-10

    2. Prologue: Identity and Rank

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 11-20

  3. The Statistical Side of the Story

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-23
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    2. The Basic Marriage Patterns

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 25-58

    3. “British” Marriages

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 59-68

    4. An Open Aristocracy?

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 69-83

  4. The Less Statistical Aspects of the Story

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-86
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    2. The Marriage Market

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 87-105

    3. Practical Considerations in Securing a Husband

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 106-122

    4. Kinship Groups

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 123-132

    5. Elopement and Defiant Matches: Marrying Outside the Bounds of Propriety

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 133-159

    6. Conclusion

      • Kimberly Schutte
      Pages 160-163

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 164-290
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About this book

Through an analysis of the marriage patterns of thousands of aristocratic women as well as an examination of diaries, letters, and memoirs, this book demonstrates that the sense of rank identity as manifested in these women's marriages remained remarkably stable for centuries, until it was finally shattered by the First World War.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of History, State University of New York, Brockport, USA

    Kimberly Schutte

About the author

Kimberly Schutte is currently Visiting Assistant Professor at the State University of New York, at Brockport, USA. Her work focuses on the lives and careers of the aristocracy, particularly aristocratic women. She is the author of A Biography of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (1515-1578) (2002).

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Women, Rank, and Marriage in the British Aristocracy, 1485-2000

  • Book Subtitle: An Open Elite?

  • Authors: Kimberly Schutte

  • Series Title: Studies in Modern History

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137327802

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-32779-6Published: 14 May 2014

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-46021-2Published: 01 January 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-32780-2Published: 15 May 2014

  • Series ISSN: 2946-2053

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-2061

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 290

  • Topics: History of Britain and Ireland, Cultural History, Social History, Modern History, Gender Studies

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