Description:On Friday 28th May 1596 Francis Coppinger married his cousin Elizabeth Randolph. The couple's clandestine marriage caused outrage and resulted in imprisonement and annullment. Mary Partridge, a PhD student at the University of Birmingham, specialising in Elizabethan Court culture, has examined documents in the Sutherland Papers relating to the aftermath of Francis Coppinger's scandalous clandestine marriage. Follow the link below to read Mary's article Francis Coppinger's Secret Marriage