Comments on: Le Divorce, Edwardian Style

By: Dave Barrett

Dave Barrett — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 14:41:49 +0000

What a fascinating article, glad that equality has moved on a bit since then, and even more glad, as I’m a family law solicitor , that divorce has changed and the process is (slightly) less stressful.

By: An Aristocratic Ménage: Consuelo, Sunny and Gladys « Edwardian Promenade

An Aristocratic Ménage: Consuelo, Sunny and Gladys « Edwardian Promenade — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 03:45:16 +0000

[...] of Marlborough This was a bold action for the time, as divorce was very difficult to achieve under English law, and it would be socially devastating. Pressure against the divorce was placed on Consuelo and [...]

By: edwardiangaiety

edwardiangaiety — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:14:27 +0000

He almost was, I believe. Randolph threatened Bertie to pressure Joe into dropping the suit. He was called to the stand in the Lady Mordaunt divorce case–naughty Bertie, visiting a married woman alone and writing her (fairly innocuous) letters!

By: Elizabeth Kerri Mahon

Elizabeth Kerri Mahon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:02:08 +0000

Wonderful post. I am reminded of the case of Lord Randolph Churchill whose brother was about to be implicated in a divorce trial, and how they tried to blackmail the Prince of Wales to stop it. Wasn’t POW also called as a witness once in another divorce case?

By: edwardiangaiety

edwardiangaiety — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:38:55 +0000

Will do!

By: Mark Stoneman

Mark Stoneman — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 03:15:38 +0000

This is good and interesting history, but it would be much better if you cited your sources, not necessarily footnote style, but some references at the end of the article. Then I could refer my history students to these posts.