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  2. Regency era - Wikipedia

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    The Regency era of British history is commonly understood as the years between c. 1795 and 1837, although the official regency for which it is named only spanned the years 1811 to 1820. King George III first suffered debilitating illness in the late 1780s, and relapsed into his final mental illness in 1810.

  3. Regency Acts - Wikipedia

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    The period from 1811 to 1820 is known as the Regency era. The importance of this Regency Act was that it did not require a Council of Regency, as required by previous legislation. One reason was that the Prince Regent was heir apparent to the throne in any case and so would assume full powers upon his father's death.

  4. History of courtship in the United States - Wikipedia

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    By mid-century, the ideal of romantic love was firmly established in middle-class America, becoming even more meaningful than religion. [12]: 8 [8]: 103–105 With heightened expectations of happiness and fulfillment from marriage and the strict disapproval of divorce, courtship was a high-stakes pursuit of the right partner. This frequently ...

  5. Opinion: Religion and governmental power combined is a ... - AOL

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    This can be called a marriage made in hell because religion and the power of government, when combined, distort each other: religions gain coercive power from the ruler and rulers use religion to ...

  6. Marriage - Wikipedia

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    A religious marriage ceremony is performed by a religious institution to recognize and create the rights and obligations intrinsic to matrimony in that religion. Religious marriage is known variously as sacramental marriage in Christianity (especially Catholicism), nikah in Islam, nissuin in Judaism, and various other names in other faith ...

  7. Psychology of religion - Wikipedia

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    The challenge for the psychology of religion is essentially threefold: to provide a thoroughgoing description of the objects of investigation, whether they be shared religious content (e.g., a tradition's ritual observances) or individual experiences, attitudes, or conduct;

  8. Types of marriages - Wikipedia

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    The type, functions, and characteristics of marriage vary from culture to culture, and can change over time. In general there are two types: civil marriage and religious marriage, and typically marriages employ a combination of both (religious marriages must often be licensed and recognized by the state, and conversely civil marriages, while not sanctioned under religious law, are nevertheless ...

  9. What Is a Regency and Who Will Be Named Regent if King ... - AOL

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    The only way Prince William wouldn’t be Regent is if he were “disqualified.” And disqualification would only happen if the person in question (William, in this case) wasn’t a British ...