The Strange Laws Of Old England

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Publisher: Piatkus
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2005
Edition: Reprint

Description: 266 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: A fun and fascinating tour of the by-ways of British legal history. Did you know that the law requiring a London taxi driver to carry a bale of hay on top of his cab to feed the horse was in force until 1976 Or that Welshmen are not allowed in the city of Chester after dark Nigel Cawthorne has unearthed an extraordinary (and sometimes hilarious) collection of the most bizarre and arcane laws that have been enacted over the centuries. Some of which, incredibly are still in force! It is still illegal to enter the Houses of Parliament in a suit of armour!

ISBN: 9780749950361