The building is considered a royal palace which would mean the deceased would be entitled to a state funeral. Talking of dying, the head of any dead whale found on the British coast automatically becomes the property of the King, and the tail automatically becomes property of the Queen.
In the 17th Century, Oliver Cromwell banned the eating of mince pies on Christmas Day, technically this is still law. Go on the underground instead. It is an act of treason to place a postage stamp bearing the British monarch upside down.
A now obsolete law, but in the 19th century it was illegal for women to eat chocolate on public transport. Welshman are prohibited from entering Chester before the sun rises and have to leave before the sun goes down. One more reason to buy online. If you have any more strange laws, why not give us a shout on Facebook or Twitter?
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If a whale is found on the British coast the King can claim the head and the Queen has a legal right to the tail — just in case she needs some new bones for her corset. It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament — apparently because otherwise they would be eligible for a state funeral and that is a bit costly for the authorities. Conversely, however, an unrepealed law from makes it illegal to wear a suit of armour when entering the Houses of Parliament — surely making death more likely.
Poppy Logo. News Guardian. Recent queries. Send a query. Lucky dip. Any answers? Nooks and crannies. He was re-elected for the Long Parliament in November Brereton was Commander-in-Chief for Parliament's army in Cheshire, played an important role in the first civil war's final major pitched battle at Stow-on-the-Wold , but thereafter faded into the background vis-a-vis military matters.
Prior to this, Brereton turned his attentions to besieging Chester, a Royalist stronghold. Lord Byron, then Governor of the City, held out until February , but finally had to capitulate, and the shell-shocked and starved city was almost in ruins. In 9 Nov grenades were apparently first used at Holt Bridge at Farndon - by guess who..
Sir William Brereton. Attacking the bridge for the Parliamentarians he later stated:. After the first civil war, Brereton was rewarded by Parliament; he gained Eccleshall Castle in Staffordshire and Croydon Palace, previously the home of the Archbishop of Canterbury. He later argued that the Earl of Derby imprisoned at Chester should not be executed for his alleged part in the "Bolton Massacre" he was executed anyway.
Adam Rickitt ex Coronation Street star has said that if he elected as a Conservative MP for Chester, he will seek to abolish the " ancient law allowing the people of Chester to kill Welsh visitors at night ". He is reported to have said: " There are two archaic laws - which no doubt have been superseded - which are supposedly that if you catch a Welshman within the City Walls after midnight then you are allowed to hang them and you can shoot a Welshman from the Walls with a long bow ".
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