For the Code of Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great was King of Wessex from 871 to 899.Alfred is noted for his defence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of southern England against the Vikings, becoming the only English monarch still to be accorded the epithet "the Great". Alfred was the first King of the West Saxons to style himself...

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Doom book

The Doom Book, Code of Alfred or Legal Code of Aelfred the Great was the code of laws compiled by Alfred the Great The Doom Book, Code of Alfred or Legal Code of Aelfred the Great was the code of laws ("dooms", laws or judgments) compiled by Alfred the Great The Doom Book, Code of Alfred or Legal...

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The Doom Book was a list of 117 names created in the 1930s by United States censor Will Hays

Will H. Hays

William Harrison Hays, Sr. , was the namesake of the Hays Code for censorship of American films, chairman of the Republican National Committee and U.S. Postmaster General from 1921 to 1922....

. The list included actors, actresses, directors, and others in the film industry whose private lives were "contrary to public morals" and who as a result should not be employed by Hollywood studios. Inclusion on the list in the 1930s and 1940s was guaranteed to kill a person's film career: it meant instant unemployment and destroyed any possibility of working in the industry in the future. Homosexuality

Homosexuality

Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...

was one of the main reasons for inclusion in the Doom Book.