Wives and mistresses in eighteenth-century Scotland
Throughout the eighteenth century and beyond, under Scottish law mutual consent was the only thing required to constitute an irregular but legally binding marriage. If either party denied that a marriage existed it was open to the other to raise a declarator of marriage action before Edinburgh Commi...
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Format: | Electronic Review |
Language: | English |
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1999
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Women's history review
Year: 1999, Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 671-692 |
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