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James O'Shea

medieval English laws can be good... 

In Swede with UK betting licence held in Amsterdam for 'breaking' ancient French law

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William Joyce, one of several noxious nazis who broadcast propaganda under the name 'Lord Haw Haw', was _hanged_ in 1946 using the Treason Act of 1351. Somebody _really_ wanted him dead, even if they had to go back 600 years to find a law to do it.

'Tis a great pity that they couldn't have hanged the whole BUF while they were at it.

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