Curfew
William the Conqueror set a curfew (from the French couvre-feu or cover fire) at 8:00 p.m., which was widely adopted across medieval Europe. Though this was ostensibly imposed to prevent fires from catching while people slept, those who will have read "William I – 1066 "by Eleanor Farjeon will recall that it was more likely about preventing candlelit late-night public plotting.
I hope that this is correct. I "stole"it from a website some months ago. ( I can't remember the name of the website!)
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I hope that this is correct. I "stole"it from a website some months ago. ( I can't remember the name of the website!)
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German imposed curfew in France, August 1944. (the month and year when my Uncle Albert was killed in Normandy) |
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