Marriage in Scotland
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Marriage in Scotland is recognised in the form of both civil and religious unions between individuals. Due to Scotland's history as a previously independent country, the laws around marriage developed
A Scottish wedding party. In this case, both groom and best man are wearing kilts.
David Allan's painting of Highland wedding from 1780
19th-century painting of a "penny wedding", one at which the guests contributed money to pay for the cost of the ceremony and to benefit the couple
The Penny Wedding by David Wilkie, 1818
Shrigley abduction
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The Shrigley abduction was an 1826 British case of a forced marriage by Edward Gibbon Wakefield to the 15-year-old heiress Ellen Turner of Pott Shrigley. The couple were married in Gretna Green, Scotl
Ellen Turner by Henry Wyatt
Trial of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1826 by Dawson Watson
Edward Gibbon Wakefield by Benjamin Holl