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Judith Proctor (
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2022-10-21 08:36 am (UTC)
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Non-consummation is certainly a valid reason for annulment in the present day.
See
https://www.gov.uk/how-to-annul-marriage
.
in the late Middle Ages, you could annul a marriage for non-consummation if one of the parties wished to enter a religious order -
https://academic.oup.com/book/32828/chapter-abstract/275143750?redirectedFrom=fulltext
There may also be differences depending on which church someone belonged to. eg. Catholics and Protestents may have had different rules from each other in some periods.
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See https://www.gov.uk/how-to-annul-marriage.
in the late Middle Ages, you could annul a marriage for non-consummation if one of the parties wished to enter a religious order - https://academic.oup.com/book/32828/chapter-abstract/275143750?redirectedFrom=fulltext
There may also be differences depending on which church someone belonged to. eg. Catholics and Protestents may have had different rules from each other in some periods.