POYNING'S LAW

Domain	Definition
Literature	Poyning's Law or Statute of Drog-heda (pron. Drohe-dah). An Act of Parliament made in Ireland in 1495 (10 Henry VII., chap. 22), declaring all general statutes hitherto made in England to be in force in Ireland also. It received its name from Sir Edward Poyning, Lieutenant of Ireland at the time. Source: Brewer's Dictionary.
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Specialty Definition: Poyning's Law

Poyning's Law refers to the time when Sir Edward Poyning's was sent as viceroy to Ireland by Henry VII of England. In 1494, Poyning called the Irish Parliament to Drogheda. The Irish parliament was there placed under the authority of the British parliament. Ireland was also required to run all of its laws past the British parliament to be approved. Thus Ireland was made subservient to British rule, and act which was made to prevent any foreign nation from attacking Britain via Ireland.

Anagrams: POYNING'S LAW

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "'-a-g-i-l-n-n-o-p-s-w-y"
	-3 letters: pangolins, plainsong.
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