Killing a swan was once considered an act of treason and still today you can end up with a large fine, even a prison sentence. I didn’t know that when I was 14 and didn’t know that summer day in the school holidays that I would be killing a swan. There were four of us […]
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RULE BY DIVINE RIGHT
In the early days of exploration and conquest, a strong leader would seize new lands and make himself king. He would raise his flag over the vanquished and rule by divine right. Holy men travel in the shadow of kings to proclaim the slaughter Holy War and draw up official documents to legitimise the new […]