Ebook: Royal Marriage Secrets: Consorts & Concubines, Bigamists & Bastards

Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; One: The Background; 1 The Evolution of Marriage; 2 Medieval Marriage Practice; 3 Royal Marriages 1050-1330; 4 Suitable Status; 5 Irregular Royal Affairs; 6 Summary of the Background Information; Two: Secret And Bigamous Medieval Royal Marriages; 7 The Love-Matches of Edward III's Children; 8 Secret Weddings and Witchcraft in the House of Lancaster; 9 Talbot's Daughter and the Grey Mare; 10 The Infanta and the Nyght Crowe; 11 Review of Secret and Bigamous Medieval Royal Marriages.;Were the 'Princes in the Tower' illegitimate? Did Henry VIII really have six wives? How virginal was the 'Virgin Queen'? Was James, Duke of Monmouth the heir to the throne, or just one of Charles II's bastards? Did George IV marry a German princess or a Catholic widow? Was Queen Victoria 'Mrs Brown'? These questions are explored in the context of two broaders stories: love and marriage in the English royal family; the evolution of marriage practice in England. How were royal consorts chosen? Did royal brides use witchcraft? Where did people get married in the past? The answers to such question.