tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post1358817302826759767..comments2024-03-26T17:38:35.264+00:00Comments on Catherine Curzon: What's Love Got to Do With It: Marriage with an AgendaCatherine Curzonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763562687608837832noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-32621877652889638182015-06-25T22:31:28.485+01:002015-06-25T22:31:28.485+01:00My son emigrated to the US because the UK governme...My son emigrated to the US because the UK government turned down his American wife's married woman's visa. The grounds? he'd lost one payslip and she was paid in cash. Tax returns were not evidence. They would have lived together after a handfasting had not they thought marriage would mean she would get her visa.heir political act didn't work. So marriage a la mode is not always as safe a political game as it looks.... Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-26276159823244851752015-06-25T18:40:50.881+01:002015-06-25T18:40:50.881+01:00My message disappeared..trying again.
I want me fr...My message disappeared..trying again.<br />I want me free book , shakes fist.<br /><br />Marriage was always part of the political economy game and was later used by the church to enslave the commoners.<br />In recent times , with the economy failing and commoners disinterested in The Church , the commoners have set them selves free and no longer marry . ( UK )<br /><br />My wife and I , as commoners , only married so that my wife could not be deported from the UK. Thus our marriage , although founded in love , was a political act against the government .<br />It was 1972 , the anti America hatred was running at a force unbeatable and although a tenured teacher at a Polytechnic ; threats were being made.<br />Thus we have commoners using marriage the way the ruling classes use marriage ; for political reasons.<br /><br />angus smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303387363518518545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-26757519082807921492015-06-25T16:57:51.601+01:002015-06-25T16:57:51.601+01:00Hi Carol,
I'm totally with you. I want to see ...Hi Carol,<br />I'm totally with you. I want to see the barriers between the two fall and love blossom. Yeah for HEA! All my best.jackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286848673132124720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-88160957316253513602015-06-25T16:56:27.512+01:002015-06-25T16:56:27.512+01:00Hi Crystal,
Thanks for commenting. I think you'...Hi Crystal,<br />Thanks for commenting. I think you're right on about social norms guiding us whether we want to accept or not. jackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286848673132124720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-29137975011887246712015-06-25T16:50:08.691+01:002015-06-25T16:50:08.691+01:00Hi Sarah,
The Series is a lot of fun! And I hope y...Hi Sarah,<br />The Series is a lot of fun! And I hope you get a chance to enjoy. All my best.<br />Jackijackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05286848673132124720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-53973161888180812972015-06-24T20:40:04.925+01:002015-06-24T20:40:04.925+01:00That is certainly one of most intriguing excerpts ...That is certainly one of most intriguing excerpts I've read!<br /><br />From a reader's point of view, I enjoy the concept of marriages of convenience because I love to seeing how the relationship gradually develops; how the hero and heroine overcome any obstacles in their way and finally seeing them fall in love. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11784288072362268328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-877658992699171092015-06-24T16:16:34.154+01:002015-06-24T16:16:34.154+01:00I think it makes it more realistic in historical r...I think it makes it more realistic in historical romances to use social norms because it was considered a family duty to marry to further your family. Even today while it might not be seen as strictly family obligation to marry for the family, it seems like most very well to do families still marry within the same social circles. It could be due to the fact of that being who they grow up around or due to expectations.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01693522013516047080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-58019008089735072212015-06-24T12:27:24.676+01:002015-06-24T12:27:24.676+01:00The Code Breaker series sounds interesting. I have...The Code Breaker series sounds interesting. I have two of the volumes.<br />Marriage of convenience stories are usually popular. Unfortunately, they are not often presented with historical accuracy.The author of the non-fiction Gentleman's Daughter wrote the book to counter ideas about the business like basis of marriage .However, even she agreed that the subject was complex and often subjected to class differences.<br />The excerpt give is certainly intriguing.Regencyresearcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828749339318882968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-839525549786745818.post-26900268546493834112015-06-24T08:12:02.057+01:002015-06-24T08:12:02.057+01:00Sounds an intriguing series! Sounds an intriguing series! Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03121102757759349165noreply@blogger.com