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Divorce and Separation 1604-2024

Tracing the evolution of divorce law including parliamentary divorces, judicial divorce, expanded grounds in C20th and the recently-introduced no fault divorce.

Speaker(s)

Rebecca Probert

Rebecca Probert

Rebecca Probert is Professor of Law at the University of Exeter. Her research focuses on the law and history of marriage, bigamy, divorce and cohabitation and she is the author of numerous articles and books, including Marriage Law for Genealogists (2012) and Divorced, Bigamist, Bereaved? (2015). She has appeared numerous times on TV and radio, including Harlots, Heroines and Housewives, A House Through Time and Who Do You Think You Are? Her latest books are Double Trouble: Bigamy and the Law in England and Wales, 1604-2024 (2026) and Double Lives: Stories of Bigamy in England and Wales, 1604-2024 (2026).

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