In 1275, the first age of consent was set in England, at age 12 (Statute of Westminster I).
In 1875, the Offences Against the Person Act raised the age to 13 in Great Britain and Ireland,
in 1885, the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 raised it to 16.
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