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Decadent Divorce: Scandal and Sensation in Victorian Britain

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A fascinating, revealing examination of divorce in Victorian Britain - and what it meant for society as a whole. It is a story of high drama, humor, pathos and tragedy, brimming with moral comment that throws a light on the preoccupations of the age.

On Thursday January 11, 1883, the new Royal Courts of Justice opened its doors for business. From that day forward a stream of dissatisfied spouses from all over the country passed through the doors of courtrooms I and II with their tales of ma...