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the Pale

The small area around Dublin that England actually controlled during the Middle Ages. The rest of Ireland kept its own laws — the origin of the phrase 'beyond the Pale'.

Where it appears in the handbook: Chapter 3The Middle Ages

This term can appear in the real test. Practise questions that use it:

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the Pale — meaning in the Life in the UK Test · iKnowTheUK