Divorces with SERIOUS Consequences in Medieval Europe

History of Everything

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🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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In medieval Europe, legal divorce as understood today did not exist; instead, marriages were primarily dissolved through annulments or legal separations. Annulments declared a marriage invalid from the start, while separations allowed spouses to live apart, but did not allow remarriage. In the case of Royalty this got really messy at times Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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