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Selling a Wife (1812–1814), by Thomas Rowlandson. The painting gives the viewer the impression that the sale was "a genial affair". [11] Five distinct methods of breaking up a marriage existed in the early modern period of English history.
James Holland FRHistS (born 27 June 1970) is an English popular historian, author and broadcaster, who specialises in the history of the Second World War.. Holland has written novels and non-fiction history books focusing on the Second World War, and presented documentaries for television and radio.
Wife selling is the practice of a husband selling his wife and may include the sale of a female by a party outside a marriage. Wife selling has had numerous purposes throughout the practice's history; and the term " wife sale " is not defined in all sources relating to the topic.
Jones's first history book was a popular narrative history of the English Peasants' Revolt of 1381, titled Summer of Blood: The Peasants' Revolt of 1381, which was published in 2009. [ 5 ] His second book, The Plantagenets: The Kings Who Made England , was published in 2012 in the United Kingdom and a year later in the United States, where it ...
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) [1] is an English novelist and former politician. [2] He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Louth (Lincolnshire) from 1969 to 1974, but did not seek re-election after a financial scandal that left him almost bankrupt.
He allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl, then deserted his wife and children to marry a 20-year-old. ... Now see the best-selling books on Amazon of 2016 so far: Show comments. Advertisement ...
Thomas Holland FRSL (born 5 January 1968) is an English author and popular historian who has published best-selling books on topics including classical and medieval history, and the origins of Islam. He has worked with the BBC to create and host historical television documentaries, and presented the radio series Making History.
Sarah Margaret Ferguson was born on 15 October 1959 at London Welbeck Hospital, London.She is the second daughter of Major Ronald Ferguson (1931–2003) and Susan Barrantes (née Wright; 1937–1998).