The History of Prostitution: Its Extent, Causes, and Effects throughout the World
CHAPTER XXIII. GREAT BRITAIN.--HISTORY TO THE TIME OF THE COMMONWEALTH.
Aboriginal Morals and Laws.--Anglo-Saxon Legislation.-- Introduction of Christianity.--St. Augustine.--Prostitution in the Ninth Century.--Court Example.--Norman Epoch.--Feudal Laws and their Influences.--Civil and Ecclesiastical Courts.--General Depravity.--Effects of Chivalry.--Fair Rosamond.--Jane Shore.--Henry VIII.--Elizabeth.--James I. 282