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YEA-AND-NAY PLANTAGENET

YEA-AND-NAY PLANTAGENET
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a reference to Richard I of England (1157-1199) (Plantagenet refers to a member of the royal house that ruled England from 1154 to 1485.) Richard, king from 1189 to 1199, was dubbed Old Yea and Nay by a knight as a comment on his deceitfulness in speech and conduct.