| Popis: |
Beginning by means of a case study linked to earlier discussion, on the life and career of Sir Rowland Stanley of Hooton and his illegitimate relationships and offspring, this chapter draws together the main themes of the book. It describes the important continuing culture around the keeping of mistresses and bastard-bearing in the north, shaped as it was (among other things) by the religious change of the period, efforts to reform manners, the instruments of government that were developed in large part to address elite immorality, and the growing influence of the Court. |
