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Marriage law and practice in the long eighteenth century : a reassessment /
Using a wide range of primary sources, this book provides a radical reassessment of 18th century marriage law and practice.
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2009.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in English legal history.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Introduction 1
- 2 The misunderstood contract per verba de praesenti 21
- 3 The myths of 'informal' and 'common-law' marriage 68
- 4 The little-considered marriage practices of non-Anglicans 131
- 5 The unacknowledged regularity of clandestine marriages 166
- 6 The eventual passage and actual terms of the 1753 Act 206
- 7 The unappreciated success of the 1753 Act 244
- 8 The unexplored judicial interpretation of the 1753 Act 284
- 9 The overlooked response of non-Anglicans 314
- 10 Conclusion 340.