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Marriage in Seventeenth-Century England: The Woman’s …

manifestation of a hierarchy constituted by God. A woman was regarded as the ‘weaker ... young couples—words such as ‘love’, ‘fantasy’, ‘attraction’, flirtation’, etc. For the famous diarist Samuel Pepys, physical attraction was the sole reason for concluding a marriage. ... Traditional church law placed great emphasis on the ...

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