Word: camarthen
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Owen Cosby Philipps, first baron Kylsant of Camarthen, the defendant, has been a Peer of Britain only since 1923. In revenge for that he traces his ancestry back to Vortigern, King of the Britons (who in turn reputedly traced his ancestry back to the Emperor Maximus), and at 40 had made himself master of Royal Mail Steam Packet Co., virtual owner of the Union Castle, White Star, Lamport & Holt and half a dozen other lines, the most powerful figure in the world's mercantile marine...
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