A History of Marriage A History of Marriage A History of Marriage, published by Seven Stories Press, is a non-fiction book by Elizabeth Abbott, the Canadian author of "A History of Celibacy" (1999) and "A History of Mistresses" (2003) that combines general history and personal histories of marriage. The book is a study of mostly North American rituals of courting, nuptials, marriage, sex, child-raising and divorce. Some topics covered are relative ages at which various societies from Chinese to Mormon married off their girls; details of the satisfying marriage of Martin Luther and former nun Katharina von Bora; the ruptured family units of Native
Kingdom of Bora Bora France in 1888 and its last queen Teriimaevarua III was forced to abdicate in 1895. The history of Bora Bora is marked by the rivalry of two clans: one based near Faanui, consisting of families attached to the "marae" Farerua, and the other consisting of the families of Nunue and Anau around the "marae" Vaiotaha, which was long among the most important "marae" of Polynesia. In this respect, Bora Bora is likewise marked by the rivalry with Raiatea in pursuit of religious power. Up to a certain period, a certain parallelism can be seen between the institutions of Bora Bora