Women and marriage in the eighteenth century : evidence from the London church courts, 1730-1780

This thesis examines the meaning of marriage for women in the eighteenth century by considering what actually constituted 'marriage' from both a legal and a social perspective. The thesis argues that evidence from the church court records suggest an overall continuity in social standards a...

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Main Author: Smith, Heather
Published: University of Bristol 2000
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.322522