17th August 1836: Parliament passes the 1836 Marriage Act, allowing non-Anglican ceremonies

HistoryPod · Aug 17, 2026

0:00

Listen in the Podli app 🎧

Follow your favourite podcasts, listen offline and in the car with CarPlay and Android Auto, and always pick up where you left off. Free to try.

Parliament passed the Marriage Act that legalised civil marriages and introduced their formal ...