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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Sep 4, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
An in-depth and light-hearted look into divorce records, put in context by an introduction to the very antiquated divorce laws pre-1858. Hear about the famous feminist and family planning crusader Marie Stopes' high-profile divorce. At the other end of the scale, hear the numerous reasons cited for divorce including going out without a bonnet!
Released:
Sep 4, 2008
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Tracing births and deaths at sea: Ships carrying our ancestors to faraway places often arrived with more, or less, passengers than they they set out with. In this talk Dr Christopher Watts examines the vast range of records, both at The National Archives and elsewhere, that help us by The National Archives Podcast Series