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Elizabeth Chudleigh

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

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Elizabeth's Case Was Bumped Up Into the Highest Court in England

Elizabeth was accused of bigamy. She had to come back to face the charges or she would be declared an outlaw and lose all her property. Her lawyers in england fought for her this whole time, trying to find the loopholes and the work arounds. And there was nothing. It was a permanent mark of your shame. So elizabeth did go back to london. Got on her new yacht, which she named the minerva, and headed back to face these charges. When she got to london, she was, of course, arrested. What do we do with this woman of nobility? Are we going to lock her up in the tower? But no, she wasn't

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