Women and Parliamentary Divorce in England. From Wife-Sale to the Divorce Act of 1857

The essay is a study of divorce in England in the Modern Period, with particular reference to parliamentary divorce, established since the end of the 17th century. If husbands could get rid of undesired wives through wife-selling, private separation deeds, or separation a mensa et thoro awarded by t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dolores Freda
Format: Article
Language:ces
Published: Karolinum Press 2022-09-01
Series:Právněhistorické studie
Online Access:http://www.karolinum.cz/doi/10.14712/2464689X.2022.20