Month: April 2009
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Feudal System May Fall Into Disrepute Says Labour MP
British legislators are demonstrating that Britain may be the only developed nation in which it is believed that feudalism is worth defending. MP Gordon Prentice has told the head of the civil service that the “honours system”, under which the state awards feudal titles, will fall into disrepute if Fred Goodwin, former chief executive of…
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Royal Mail To Honour Feudal Rulers
The Royal Mail is to be true to its name by marking the bicentennial year of British and American republican Thomas Paine with the issue of postage stamps honouring 16th century monarchs. The state mail service will issue 6 new stamps commemorating Tudor dynasty members who ruled England from the late 15th to early 17th…