DIVORCE
A church court could issue a ‘divorce from bed and board’
Divorce records can be a particularly rich source of insight into the dynamics of a relation’s family life and the reasons behind the failure of their marriage. However, to understand what records are available, researchers will need to have a basic knowledge of the law.
In England and Wales, it has only been possible to obtain a divorce in the modern sense – a judicial decree terminating a marriage – since 1858. Before that time,).
