Since divorce was expensive during the Victorian era, some men simply opted to sell their wives instead.
Much like a cattle auction, the husband would put a rope around his wife's waist, wrist, or neck and take her to the market, where he would sell her off to the highest bidder. After she was purchased by another man, her previous marriage was considered null and void. And while this wasn't technically legal in England, many authorities looked the other way.
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