I'm not sure what that is, but there was heat against the Scottish, primarily because of attempts usurp the crown from the Tudors. Mary Queen of Scots was Catholic, there were many plots by her and Philip of Spain (Spanish Armada) to remove Elizabeth (Protestant), as well as by some Duke, Elizabeth got rid of the Duke and Mary Queen of Scots. I don't know, probably something related to that. What is it anyway?
Yeah there were terrible wrongs but there were innumerable rights as well. What era has no bad things?
Prima Nocta was a proclamation to all of Scotland, that anytime a marriage occurs, the lord of any particular county would first deflower the maiden the first night that the marriage occurs...
Some people argue its authenticity, but most historians say it happened...
Oh of course! Prima Nocta = first night. I don't know. I know that in the lower orders, marriages followed a pattern:
1) Courting
2) Engagement
3) Bundling - spend a night in bed together before marriage to see whether compatible as husband or wife, or something like that
4) Exchange of marriage vows over three consecutive Sundays, rule out whether still married to someone else
5) Dower Ceremony - exchange rings, "with this ring, I thee dower"
6) Consummation ceremony - have to prove consummation, if not, can lead to annulment of marriage, kids illigitemacy or legitimacy at stake
I guess with higher ranks, legitimacy of children becomes even more important because the land has to be passed on. And marriages were arranged to the financial benefit of both families, so you had to prove that the marriage is now for real. There was a word for this! I mean for marriages that had not been consummated, because sometimes they would marry off very young people, like the first Tudor king married off his son to Catherine of Aragon and they were nine years old or something and did not consummate the marriage (there are those who disagree) and thus the marriage was not really a marriage, and thus no benefit to either family?
It all had a reason. The intention was never to rape as a showcase of absolute power over the woman.
Sarah - my "feminist views" has absolutely nothing to do with my point of view in this thread, where did you get that idea?? I know you didn't get it from anything I wrote, it must have just magically appeared in that frilly little head of yours. Don't worry, I totally understand your myopic fascination with my "feminist views".
However maybe you overlooked the fact that there are very few Irish people who believe an English justice system (most especially during the Stuart Era) have any good qualities, but go on, please, keep insisting that you know exactly what I am thinking about.
It is amusing to say the least.
Oh yeah, btw, you may want to also look at the timeline of the English conquest of India beginning with the foothold in that country with the East India Company. Want to take a guess what lovey, dovey era that was???