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Archive: December 2017 (2 Posts)

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Murder in the Cathedral – Legal Dispute Turned Deadly

Posted by: Margaret Wood

We have written several “today in history posts” recently and this is another.  Today, December 29, is the 847th anniversary of the murder of Thomas Becket in his cathedral in Canterbury, England.  This date is also his feast day in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints. I previously wrote about Thomas Becket and the origins …

Posted in: Global Law

Ornate red and ivory wall decoration, with plaque and symbols

Christmastime in England: Prohibitions and Permissions

Posted by: Margaret Wood

The following is a guest post by Clare Feikert-Ahalt, a foreign law specialist at the Law Library of Congress covering the United Kingdom and several other jurisdictions.  Other recent posts by Clare include Regulating the Rag and Bone Man and Jediism in Not a Recognized Religion in England and Wales. It is the holiday season once more, when …

Posted in: Global Law