King Cnut

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A historical figure^[1] whose existence proves that the mood of flagrant self-harm we lovingly encapsulated in the expression “Brexit means Brexit” is no recent arrival to England’s green and pleasant shores.

See also: reg tech entrepreneurs, thought leaders and digital prophets who expect legal eagles to draft in object-oriented code, FpML, smart contracts or anything other than Microsoft Word.

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↑ Trivia point: King Cnut’s father, Sweyn Forkbeard is the earliest recorded dyslexic in English history.

[1] Trivia point: King Cnut’s father, Sweyn Forkbeard is the earliest recorded dyslexic in English history.

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