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For Better, For Worse
British Marriages, 1600 to the Present
- First published1985
- TraditionSuperstitions
- Shelf138 books
A social history of courtship and marriage in Britain, including betrothal customs, popular weddings, clandestine marriage and the rise of the Victorian white wedding. Gillis shows how wedding customs changed with economic and social life.












