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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptians_Act_1554 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptians_Act_1554 The Romani, disparaged as "Egyptians" and demonized as crimin
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptians_Act_1554 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptians_Act_1554
The Romani, disparaged as "Egyptians" and demonized as criminals, were ordered on pain of execution in the 16th c. to settle or leave England. Perhaps British of that era lacked the words in their lexicon: "racist", "classist", "conformist", and "Hobson's choice."