A house in gross disorder : sex, law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven
Herrup, Cynthia B.1999
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In 17th century England, a sex scandal - in which the second Earl of Castlehaven was executed for crimes so horrible that "a Christian man ought scarce to name them" - threatened the very basis of aristocratic hierarchy. The author analyzes the case and its sexual and social background.
Main title:
A house in gross disorder : sex, law, and the 2nd Earl of Castlehaven / Cynthia B. Herrup.
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Imprint:
New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1999.
Collation:
xvi, 216 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780195125184
Dewey class:
345.4202532364.1532
Local class:
B
Language:
English
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BRN:
220381
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