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Marriage laws and the role of women during the middle ages Cristian Cortes Juan Cortes Ignacio Madinagoitia

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Page 1: Middle ages

Marriage laws and the role of women during the middle ages

Cristian CortesJuan Cortes

Ignacio Madinagoitia

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Middle Ages• European history.

• From the 5th century to the 15th.

• Classical, Medieval, and Modern.

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Role of the women in the Middle Ages

• Dominated by the male members of their family.

• Obey not only their father, but also their brothers.

• Disobedience was seen as a crime against religion.

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Marriage laws in the Middle Ages • Marriage laws evolve during Middle Ages.

• Women have special fashion for weddings

• Wives didn’t have so much rights.

• Marriages were arranged so that both families involved would benefit.

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Bibliography

http://www.medieval-weddings.net/index.htm

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-women.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages

http://library.thinkquest.org/10949/fief/medlady.html#