Lives of Women in the Renaissance

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Men often didn’t see his wife-to-be until the day for the signing of the marriage contract. Adolescent girls of twelve or thirteen usually married older men. These men would be in their late twenties and early thirties on most occasions. This resulted in loveless marriages which led to many more problems...
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This resulted in loveless marriages which led to many more problems. Adultery was constantly looked upon as a serious crime committed by a wife. Punishments of death and sever beatings seemed perfectly reasonable at the time. On the other hand, men were allowed to have mistresses and have sexual relations with monogamous partners, and this was considered okay by most people...
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