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2 July 2023
- 22:2122:21, 2 July 2023 diff hist +4,534 N Hardwicke Marriage Act Created page with "'''<big>The Hardwicke Marriage Act of 1753</big> ''' The Hardwicke Marriage Act of 1753 (also known as the Clandestine Marriage Bill) was a legislative Act to prevent clandestine marriages in Britain and Scotland, even though Scotland never actually passed the Bill. It was seen as a way to also prevent rich citizens from runaway marriages, which would damage their ecological and sociological reputation. '''Marriages before the Act ''' Before the construction of the a..."