Which British Act of Parliament first made divorce legally possible without a Private Act of Parliament?

Before 1857, getting divorced in England and Wales required a private Act of Parliament — a process so expensive and complex that fewer than 325 divorces were granted in over 150 years. The Matrimonial Causes Act changed everything, though not quite as radically as you might hope.

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