by Lawrence Stone (Author)
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.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 308
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 03 Sep 1992
ISBN 10: 0198202539
ISBN 13: 9780198202530