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Strange Laws of Old England by Nigel Cawthorne (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherLittle, Brown Book Group The Limited

ISBN-100749954159

ISBN-139780749954154

eBay Product ID (ePID)159908243

Product Key Features

Book TitleStrange Laws of Old England

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral, Legal History

Publication Year2014

IllustratorYes

GenreLaw, History

AuthorNigel Cawthorne

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight6.7 Oz

Item Length7.9 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2014-407414

ReviewsBecause of doubts about their moral character, there is an ordinance in Great Yarmouth in Norfolk banning the naming of streets after Shakespeare, Chaucer Byron or any other great poet ; at St Peter's . . . a law forbids ladies showing their ankles in public on pain of being put in the stocks . . . This light-hearted trawl through statute books, both past and present , unearths dozens of similar laws, some of which, bizarrely, are still in force . . . Who said the law was dull?-- This England

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal349.42

SynopsisDid you know that: It's against the law to check into a hotel in London under assumed names for the purpose of lovemaking? Under a statute of Edwards II all whales washed up on the shore belong to the monarch? Under a Tudor law Welshmen are not allowed into the city of Chester after dark?In THE STRANGE LAWS OF OLD ENGLAND, Nigel Cawthorne unearths an extraordinary collection of the most bizarre and arcane laws that have been enacted over the centuries. Some of the laws, incredibly, are still in force. It is still illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour. . . This elegant and amusing book is perfect for everyone fascinated by the eccentric history of these islands., Did you know that: It's against the law to check into a hotel in London under assumed names for the purpose of lovemaking? Under a statute of Edwards II all whales washed up on the shore belong to the monarch? Under a Tudor law Welshmen are not allowed into the city of Chester after dark? In THE STRANGE LAWS OF OLD ENGLAND, Nigel Cawthorne unearths an extraordinary collection of the most bizarre and arcane laws that have been enacted over the centuries. Some of the laws, incredibly, are still in force. It is still illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour . . . This elegant and amusing book is perfect for everyone fascinated by the eccentric history of these islands.

LC Classification NumberKD662