Royal Bastards —— The Birth of Illegitimacy, 800-1230

----- 皇家坏蛋：不合逻辑性的诞生，800-1230

ISBN: 9780198785828 出版年：2016 页码：327 McDougall, Sara Oxford University Press

The stigmatization as 'bastards' of children born outside of wedlock is commonly thought to have emerged early in Medieval European history, but Sara McDougall demonstrates that until well into the late twelfth century a child's prospects depended more upon the social status and lineage of both parents than of the legitimacy of their marriage.