tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post1275212518859294929..comments2023-10-12T02:21:40.102-07:00Comments on English Historical Fiction Authors: Marriage in 17th C EnglandDebra Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-22495267029085623972011-12-09T09:38:27.422-08:002011-12-09T09:38:27.422-08:00Fascinating - so complicated, it's a plot gift...Fascinating - so complicated, it's a plot gift for the novelist!The Runcible Penhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11404638468437546854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-56845877124759873652011-12-08T21:27:23.225-08:002011-12-08T21:27:23.225-08:00Thanks Linda and Katherine. I keep learning- an ut...Thanks Linda and Katherine. I keep learning- an utterly selfish reason for this blog.Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-26132742754593326342011-12-08T21:17:17.707-08:002011-12-08T21:17:17.707-08:00Debra, per your question--church weddings meant po...Debra, per your question--church weddings meant popish ceremonies. The Puritans (mainly Presbyterians)minimalized them. Their marriage ceremonies were not festive. It did not mean they were less religious. Puritans felt they did not require music and ceremony to be true to their Lord, and His dictates. <br /><br />On the other hand, Catholics still read banns during services. People who wanted a more traditional marriage ceremony went clandestine as above. <br /><br />Hope this helps, KKatherine Pymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807278372998263951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-71759725611743141262011-12-08T20:30:14.686-08:002011-12-08T20:30:14.686-08:00Intriguing post!
Interesting, Debra, that "c...Intriguing post!<br /><br />Interesting, Debra, that "church weddings" are a rather late fashion (19th century??) among common folk. "Common law" marriages were much more the norm.linda collisonhttp://www.lindacollison.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-23924986713070062732011-12-08T13:17:47.633-08:002011-12-08T13:17:47.633-08:00Wow! Where and when I was growing up in Northern ...Wow! Where and when I was growing up in Northern California, we always called this 'going to Reno'- easy marriage; easy divorce. But this sounds much worse- this sounds like not even knowing if you're married from one regime to the next.<br />Fascinating read!<br /><br />Thanks for the posting!Sophia Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07909417504496472472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-44439908010116728142011-12-08T09:55:26.123-08:002011-12-08T09:55:26.123-08:00How did their religious sentiments figure into all...How did their religious sentiments figure into all this? With religion and hellfire being such a strong force, you'd have thought that they would have all demanded religious weddings for the sake of their souls.Debra Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256313302199653185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-29439508416767022572011-12-08T09:01:55.157-08:002011-12-08T09:01:55.157-08:00Handfasting is older and more rural, but on that n...Handfasting is older and more rural, but on that note, if a man and woman lived together and called each other 'husband' and 'wife', and their neighbors heard this, the couple was considered married.Katherine Pymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15807278372998263951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2456802468539868519.post-1710116507411470172011-12-08T02:25:26.673-08:002011-12-08T02:25:26.673-08:00Fascinating! And that's even before you get to...Fascinating! And that's even before you get to the country customs of handfasting, etc. Or do those grow out of this uncertainty?M.M. Bennettshttp://www.mmbennetts.comnoreply@blogger.com