marriage

[blobby02uk]

Is a man allowed to marry his brother's widow? I am neither a man nor a widow, but the question arose whilst I was watching Emmerdale.

[dzug]

If I've read it right, this site http://www.sevenplanes.org/laws%20uk.htm says yes.

However elsewhere in the world some religions ban it and others make it virtually mandatory for him to do so.

[blobby02uk]

Yes, I thought there was some religious rule banning it. Maybe I was dreaming it!! Thanks for the link, it's interesting!!

[RATTER15]

Yes, why not? as long as there is no blood relationship!!

[spudqueen]

I beleive that up to the end of the first world war it was illegal to for a man to marry his brothers widow. However with all the deaths of young men in the war the law was changed. My Great Uncles wife died during the war years and his brother was killed in the war. When he came out of the army he lodged with his brothers widow but apparently the day that the law was changed they went and got married!

[Catso]

Can anyone enlighten me as to the logic behind that prohibition? Seems rather arbitrary.

[blobby02uk]

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/R elationships-and-Dating/Question312123.html
I asked the same question in another topic, and this was one of the replies!