Marriage

MARRIAGE IN 1500s

• Churches law dictated all legal marriages.
• no legal processes needed.
• Secure alliances.

MARRIAGE IN 1500s (CONT)

• Marriage was regarded as one of the seven Holy Sacraments.
• Mostly the poor people only married for love which was considered foolish in the 1500's.

MARRIAGE IE LIKE IN 1500S (SEXUAL)

• Mostly people did not have a voice .
• The marriage was 'paid' for through possessions which they agreed share.

MARRIAGE IE LIKE IN 1500S (SEXUAL)

• In 1500s you had to get married before having children.

DIVORCE

• Henry the eight changed the divorce rules making divorce more possible.
• Henry vIII wanted to divorce Cathrine of Aragon.
• Pope clement the seventh would not let him.

DIVORCE (CONT)

• In 1533 obtained a divorce from Thomas Cranmer.
• Chose a new archbishop when Warham died.

DIVORCE

• Prove that your marriage had never been valid because:
• Insane
• Lack of consent

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