Which 1753 Act was the first English law to require formal marriage ceremonies in a parish church to be legally valid?
Before this Act, clandestine marriages were widespread in England, particularly in places like the Fleet Prison in London. The law fundamentally reshaped how marriage was recognised by the state.
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