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Thread #55554   Message #868087
Posted By: HuwG
16-Jan-03 - 04:42 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: Odd pub names
Subject: RE: Folklore: Odd pub names
Dave Bryant and Bert, the "Elephant and Castle" is a corruption of the "Infanta de Castilla", which is how Catherine of Aragon was known before she became first Mrs. Arthur, Prince of Wales, then Mrs. Henry VIII.