“It was a popular theory at the time that death didn't automatically end a marriage because the spouses would eventually be reunited in heaven. The most pragmatic reason for the Church's view was that England was a land-based society and property was inherited upon the death of a spouse, so a remarriage threatened the inheritance of any issue from the previous union.” Eternal LifeEternal LoveWidowhoodRemarriageEternal MarriageWhite Queen1400 SElizabeth WoodvilleKing Edward Iv Book:Notorious Royal Marriages Source: Notorious Royal Marriages