Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 281 p., [8] p. of plates)
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ill
ISBN:
9780191675386
Content:
Through a series of case studies drawn from court records, this work shows how courting and marrying couples before the 1753 Marriage Act manoeuvred around the ambiguities of the law. There are stories of unwise courtship, prenuptial pregnancies, forced marriages, bigamy and clandestine marriages
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780198202530
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780198202530
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198202530.001.0001