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Why were marriages arranged Tudor?

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8y ago
Updated: 11/28/2021

Tudor marriages were arranged by the parents because they had to be married off before the age of 14 or they would have been seen as being too old for marrying off and therefore a liability at home - one extra mouth to feed and no extra income coming into the house.

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