Rather interesting York facts
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Did you know that a law still apparently on the statue books that makes it legal to shoot a Scotsman in York? But only with a bow and arrow and definitely not on Sundays. We strongly recommend not testing this out, as little matters like the law of murder would over-ride any such archaic remnants; and some of our best friends are Scottish. Though it is tempting to list a few others... no, best not.
Did you know that Lancelot Blackburne, Archbishop of York from 1724 to 1743, served as a pirate in the Caribbean in his younger days – though he was already ordained by then? His clerical career progressed on his return to England, but not it seems his morality: he was once ejected from a church for asking for his pipe and beer; and his wife objected to his mistress moving in with them.
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Famous York people:
Frankie Howerd
Guy Fawkes
John Barry
John Snow
Joseph Rowntree
Judi Dench
Martin Rees
Seebohm Rowntree
Steve McLaren
Vince Cable
W H Auden
William Rosse
William Vernon Harcourt
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