ALDAN — The Medieval comedy, “The Bride of Brackenloch! A Ghastly Gothic Thriller?” ends its run tonight and Saturday at the Colonial Playhouse. Carl Dillard of Glenolden stars as Jabez Thorngall, ...

At the start of this lyrical medieval-era romance from Delacroix (The Warrior, etc.), Lady Madeline of Kinfairlie refuses to marry after the loss of her betrothed, presumed dead in the French wars.

For medieval peasants, marriage wasn’t about ceremonies, churches, or paperwork — it was about whether a couple could build a working household. Church law ultimately ruled that mutual consent was the ...