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The Real Red O'Hanlin
In the 17 hundreds, the word tory meant outlaw or robber. When you hear in english politics to day, the conservative party, the tories, that comes from that. The real red o hanlin was a highwayman. He was a robber. But a fictionalized version of him got written about in these books that were being read in hedge schools. To the kids, he was a folking hero, the fictionalies,. Red ohanlin, right? And then as well, with red Ohanlin, he was born with a cross in his honhest chest, and he had a magical shirt. His magical shirt that he wore was impenetrable by bullets
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