The Middle Dutch term schaec referred to abduction with marital intent. This book explores this phenomenon to understand wider attitudes towards marriage-making in the fifteenth-century Low Countries.
Chanelle Delameillieure researches late medieval gender and family history with a focus on marriage, sexuality and the social history of the law. She is a tenure track professor of medieval history at KU Leuven.
Introduction, I. Perks and Perils of Being an Heiress, II. Abduction's Who, How, and Why? III. Consent in and out of the Courtroom, IV. What Authorities Did to Help, Conclusion