Members of Parliament Cannot Wear Any Armour Inside Parliament Quarters A Statute forbidding Bearing of Armour (1313) Act is still in effect today and makes it illegal in UK law to wear a full suit of armour in the Houses of Parliament. Edward II put into place the statute to stop the violence that had broken out between the two factions of parliament, the pro-royalist Lancastrians and the anti-royalist Earl of Gloucester’s party.

As I continue my train journey to London today it got me looking up odd train bylaws. This is by far the oddest. "If you like your snails in France, you might be tempted to carry live ones around with you, however, if you are in any way tempted to do this, don’t take them on a high-speed train as it’s illegal unless you buy them a ticket" I guess it's just best to es"car"got

Law isn't boring (but its also very rarely like it is shown on TV). I'm bringing you a collection off odd laws from around the Globe. Kicking off the segment is this odd law from the UK. You legally cannot walk cows down the street in daylight in England. Save the cow walking for the twilight hour.