Parliament of Dunces
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The Parliament of Dunces was a nickname given to a parliament held at Coventry by Henry IV of England in 1404, because no lawyer was allowed to sit in it.
[edit] References
- This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
- Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable

