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Podcast: Welcome To Oregon: A Oregon History & Lore Podcast
Episode: Episode 42: A Law Unwritten
Description: Oregon, as well as the rest of the United States, has been through an interesting period where a man could kill another man whom they believed to be a lecherous homewrecker and often got away with it. This is a period known as the unwritten law.Sources:https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespeares-plays/romeo-and-juliet/https://legalhistorymiscellany.com/2016/08/08/infidelity-defence/https://www.thetudorchest.com/post/who-was-the-love-of-henry-viii-s-lifehttps://encyclopedia.pub/entry/50863https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/mary-latham-marries-and-older-man-and-regrets-it/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adultery_laws#:~:text...