Episode 154: English Equality
The History of English Podcast
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The First Use of a Common Phrase in English
Violence broke out in the regions north and east of london. The king's uncle, somerset, was coming under heavy criticism during this period for his role as protector of england. A man named william Pageant wrote to somerset expressing his concerns about the situation around the country. According to the oxford english dictionary, paget's suggestion that somerset had too many irons in the fire is the first known use of that phrase in an english document.
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