HIST277 Lecture Notes - Anal Sex, Orgasm, Ejaculation
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Family is seen as the most fundamental social unit. Even the economy is based on a family of workable people who procreate, learn and teach their children to learn and socialize with them. Marriage is the only family law at this time. It was considered unacceptable to form any other marriage other than christian to christian. Marriage was a law used to regulate and ensure social stability. Having originated in the roman catholic church, marriage was made a sacrament - a bond between people made by god. Divorce was no longer a possibility - until death do them part. Britain and france both copied this sacrament in its law. There is no divorce and this emulated to what the church put in place. For a marriage to be legal it had to be conducted by a member of the anglican.