Hi. I’m watching bridgerton on Netflix. The women in the show can chose whom she wants to marry. I was under the impression that in English society, the women were married to whom ever her father wanted to marry her and that it was not her choice. Can someone provide some light on my understanding?
This isn't a direct answer to your question, but my response to How true is the assumption that marriage in pre-20th century Europe was primarily about money and status? goes into the issue of consent and choice in marriage at this time.