Penal laws against the Welsh
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penal-laws-against-the-welsh-203-11162661
title:
Penal laws against the Welsh
text:
The penal laws against the Welsh were a set of laws passed by the Parliament of England in 1401 and 1402 that discriminated against the Welsh people as a response to the Glyndŵr rebellion of Owain Glyndŵr, which began in 1400. Cumulatively, the laws prohibited the Welsh from obtaining senior public office, bear arms or purchase property in English boroughs. Public assembly was forbidden, and Englishmen who married Welsh women were also prevented from holding office in Wales. They were reaffirmed
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Discriminatory laws against the Welsh people (1401-1624)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_laws_against_the_Welsh
date created:
2008-06-19T07:23:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T16:47:30Z
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