This whole thread, but especially this. The ppl we know about, the aristocracy, went right on marrying their relatives, often with dispensations. The majority of the population? No evidence. I haven’t read the paper but based on press coverage there’s a GIGO thing going on here.https://twitter.com/AdmiralHip/status/1192877317732868097 …
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Also this is by far not my area past looking at genealogies but even from my undergrad classes on marriage and family I know how complex and not-uniform this is.
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You have just given me an idea. I’m teaching the Medieval Marriage module and I think i will ask the undergrads ‘what’s wrong with this picture?’
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Replying to @rmkarras
I think that is a great idea. Good lesson on critical scholarship.
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