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The Story of Divorce

The Story of Divorce

Di: Deborah Siddoway
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Exploring the stories of the bigamists and bastards, feminists and fornicators that gave us the law of divorce in England as it exists today.Deborah Siddoway Mondiale
  • A Vile and Incestuous Intercourse
    Mar 8 2022

    The story of Louisa Turton's marriage, and the circumstances which led to her petitioning Parliament for a divorce, becoming the second woman to be successful in her petition for a Parliamentary divorce.

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    12 min
  • Guilty of so Atrocious a Crime
    Feb 28 2022

    This is the story of the first Parliamentary divorce granted to a woman, Mrs Jane Addison in 1801. TW: Listeners should note that a 1696 pamphlet is quoted during this episode in which married women are equated with enslaved "negroes". This a direct quote from the pamphlet, reflecting the language of the time.

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    25 min
  • Without Shame or Modesty
    Feb 8 2022

    The story of the Earl of Macclesfield, who obtained the second Parliamentary divorce in England; before exploring the story of the Duke of Norfolk who, despite being a man 'without shame or modesty' who carried on his own notorious affair, secured the third divorce in England.

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    26 min
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