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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that in England until the early 20th century, a man wishing to separate from his wife could lead her to market by a halter and sell her (process pictured) to the highest bidder?

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this article may have problems — Preceding unsigned comment added by Holodiorior (talk • contribs) 19:46, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

And you may be more specific. Britmax (talk) 20:16, 18 March 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Last sale?

Is there anything to support a late sale taking place in Blackwood, South Wales, in 1928? BBC Four has just claimed this (Suffragettes Forever) Andy Dingley (talk) 00:41, 19 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Cost of legal divorce, 1844: £104k - £128k? (modern equivalent)

Can anyone offer “present-day equivalent values” for the cost-estimates Sir William Maule laid out in his 1844 judgement? The article would gain by some vividity on this! ‘Borrowing’ a ratio of 80 from a slightly earlier date elsewhere in the article, I’m getting present-day figures up to about £128 000!!

I’d add that figure into the article text, but I don’t know where we get our conversion ratios from? Sir William describes three stages: civil court / church court / private Act: with cost estimates of £100 + £2-300 + £1000-£1200 respectively, totalling £1300-£1600; x80 = £104k - £128k!

- SquisherDa (talk) 12:32, 13 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]