Based on the old adage that says, “An English Man’s Home is His Castle” a well-known playwright named Guy du Maurier produced a brilliant “threat of invasion” Play that was critically acclaimed by its entire discerning audience when it was performed back in 1909. The popular saying was actually said to mean that people had the right to do what they wanted in their own homes, and that other people or the state had no right to interfere in their private lives. In these more modern times the old adage “An Englishman’s Home Is His Castle” is still relevant and homeowners around the United Kingdom are doing all they can to protect their families and their possessions from any threat. These threats can come in many forms including opportunist thieves, burglars, hardened criminals or a devastating fire! Protecting a home from any of these potentially life changing situations takes financial investment and forethought.
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The legal idea behind the saying
Today the phrase is often used for someone who is house proud and keen to keep their home looking its best, or for someone who rarely likes to leave it. Its roots, though, are legal. It refers to an ancient principle, said to date back to Roman times, that has long been part of English common law.
That principle is the inviolability of the home. Inviolable means something that cannot be destroyed or desecrated, and in this sense the home is a safe space that no one may enter without the owner’s permission. A castle, a highly defensible building, is an apt image for it.
This idea is sometimes called the castle doctrine, and it concerns the householder’s right to keep unwanted people out of the home or to remove them. It has limits, however. It does not extend to keeping out the police or bailiffs when they are acting with proper authority.