Author: Nigel Cawthorne
Title: The strange laws of old England. [Bound edition.]
Description: London Piatkus 2008 Bound, cloth with original dustjacket,266pp., 14x20.5cm., in very good condition. ISBN 9780749950361. 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.

Keywords: Recht / Justitie / Criminologie laws wetten geschiedenis justice british legal system hystory england engeland