Marriage Law and Practice in the Long Eighteenth Century - Rebecca Probert

Marriage Law and Practice in the Long Eighteenth Century

By Rebecca Probert

  • Release Date: 2009-07-02
  • Genre: European History

Description

Using a wide range of sources, this book provides a radical reassessment of eighteenth-century marriage. It analyses what was required for a valid marriage, both before and after the Clandestine Marriages Act of 1753, fundamentally rewriting what scholars previously believed was the law and practice of the time.