Tying the Knot

by Rebecca Probert

Book Overview

The Marriage Act 1836 established the foundations of modern marriage law, allowing couples to marry in register offices and non-Anglican places of worship for the first time. Rebecca Probert draws on an exceptionally wide range of primary sources to provide the first detailed examination of marriage legislation, social practice, and their mutual interplay, from 1836 through to the unanticipated demands of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic. She analyses...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108999832
• ISBN13: 9781108999830
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"