parliamentary divorce
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‘Too many restrictions could not be thrown in the way of divorce’: Attitudes to Women’s Petitions for Divorce by Act of Parliament 1801-1831
Ahead of next Tuesday’s Virtual IHR Parliaments, Politics and People seminar, we hear from Dr Alison Daniell of the University of Southampton. On…
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‘The doubly-noble prisoner’: The trial of Elizabeth Chudleigh, countess of Bristol, or duchess of Kingston?
The year 1776 is usually associated with the worsening crisis in the American colonies. Yet for one week in April…
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The royal scandal that helped change British politics: the 1820 Queen Caroline affair
On 5 June 1820 Caroline of Brunswick returned to England to take her place as Queen Consort to George IV.…
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Jane Campbell: Parliamentary divorce pioneer
On 23 June 1801, a woman called Jane Campbell divorced her husband Edward Addison by Act of Parliament, and became…