Cyfraith Hywel
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title:
Cyfraith Hywel
text:
Cyfraith Hywel, also known as Welsh law, was the system of law practised in medieval Wales before its final conquest by England. Subsequently, the Welsh law's criminal codes were superseded by the Statute of Rhuddlan in AD 1284 and its civil codes by Henry VIII's series of Laws in Wales Acts between 1535 and 1542. Welsh law was a form of Celtic law with many similarities to the Brehon law of Ireland and particularly the customs and terminology of the Britons of Strathclyde. It was passed down or
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description:
Codification of Welsh laws from the time of King Hywel Dda
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyfraith_Hywel
date created:
2005-05-11T05:51:55Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T01:28:23Z
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