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Why is the number 13 considered unlucky in England?

In England, there is no single and clear reason to explain why some people regard the number 13 as being unlucky. For some people, it is an unlucky number because of its Biblical link to Judas, the thirteenth person to sit down at Jesus's table for the Last Supper and the man who later betrayed him.


Conversely, there is a theory relating exclusively to the city of London. This dates back to 1307 when the French King, Philip VI, ordered the arrest of every member of the Knights Templar, a Christian organisation, on Friday 13 October. Though this act of persecution took place in France, it did not take long for the English king, Edward II, to take similar action, thereby forever linking the decline of the Knights Templar to that fateful date. (See the reference link provided.)

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