A Conversation for History of the Celts
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Harvey the wonderhorse Started conversation Nov 24, 1999
statutes were in 1367,lionel,son of Edward 3 called a parliment together to lay downs laws to stop the Anglo Normans becoming "more Irish than the Irish themselves"
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Bran the Explorer Posted Nov 24, 1999
Odd ... my sources have the Statutes in 1366. Who knows, it could even have occured at some other date! In any event, you have given the excellent quote! No interbreeding here please; we're Normans!
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Bran
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