White horse and Black Horse Inn

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slumpystones Apr 3, 2007 13:42:23
Replying to VenerableBottyBurp

VenerableBottyBurp wrote:
That is useful, it seems that black horses were a pre Hanoverian thang and when George I -IV took up residence White horses came into fashion for names and inns.
Bit late in history for my interests!

Could this be another one of those subconscious things that just happen ?

Could both horses not have represented different ideas and concepts in the same way the sun and moon did?

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VenerableBottyBurp Apr 9, 2007 18:28:27
Replying to slumpystones

slumpystones wrote:
[quote="VenerableBottyBurp"]

Could both horses not have represented different ideas and concepts in the same way the sun and moon did?

Well that is what is interesting isn't it - I mean the fact that the black horse meant food was available and the white horse that it was King George so there was nothing wrong with naming a pub the black horse until the 18th century, then suddenly it was a slur on the monarchy. There may well have been a furore when the rebuilt black horse on a new spot kept its name - just when coach travel was taking off and all.

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