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Just came here to add a clue for my question and found the question had disappeared - must have forgotten to hit the 'post' button...:emoticon-0111-blush

What happened in Scotland in 1560 that was outlawed in England 200 years later - and outlawing it caused many English people to flock across the border?
 
The minimum age to be married without parental consent. Was (then) 21 in England , but in Scotland no such consent was necessary. Not sure if there was a minimum age though.
 
J T Bodbo said:
The minimum age to be married without parental consent. Was (then) 21 in England , but in Scotland no such consent was necessary. Not sure if there was a minimum age though.
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Getting there, but not right. The age of consent in Scotland was 12 for brides and 14 for grooms - so when England outlawed this, age could well have been one of the reasons.

But this was all sparked off by something that changed in Scotland in 1560 - something that wasn't really age-related, more procedural.
 
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