The background. The evolution of marriage ; Medieval marriage practice ; Royal marriages 150-1330 ; Suitable status ; Irregular royal affairs ; Summary of the background information -- Secret and bigamous medieval royal marriages. The love-matches of Edward III's children ; Secret weddings and witchcraft in the house of Lancaster ; Talbot's daughter and the grey mare ; The Infanta and the nyght crowe ; Review of secret and bigamous medieval royal marriages -- Reformation, registration, cohabitation. The Virgin Queen ; Old Rowley and Mrs. Barlow ; Dr. and Mrs. Thomson ; Review of alleged "Tudor" and Stuart secret royal marriages -- The Act of Settlement, the Marriage Act, and the Royal Marriages Act. Queen Hannah and Princess Olive ; Princess Fiz ; Mrs. Brown ; Murders and Whitechapel and mysteries in Malta ; Review of secret marriage allegations in the modern monarchy ; Conclusions: The queens-that-might-have-been.
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