Honour of Chester
The County of Cheshire was held by the powerful Earls (or "Counts" from the Norman-French) of Chester from the late eleventh century, and they held land all over England comprising 'the honour of Chester'.
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Famous quotes containing the words honour of and/or honour:
“If courtesans and strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much rigour as some silly people would have it, what locks or bars would be sufficient to preserve the honour of our wives and daughters?”
—Bernard Mandeville (1670–1733)
“The jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that Honour feels.”
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)
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