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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
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Blue blood indicates noble birth
Why does "blue blood" rather than "purple blood" or some other bloods indicate noble birth? Thanks
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It is originally a Spanish expression. The veins of the paler-skinned, pure-blooded Spanish nobility showed more clearly than in the darker skin of those who had Moorish blood in their veins.
- It is originally a Spanish expression.
- The veins of the paler-skinned, pure-blooded Spanish nobility showed more clearly than in the darker skin of those who had Moorish blood in their veins.
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It is originally a Spanish expression. The veins of the paler-skinned, pure-blooded Spanish nobility showed more clearly than in the darker skin of those who had Moorish blood in their veins.
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