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 15/05/2008, 22:16
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Cathy
 
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St George is not just the patron saint of England but also of Barcelona, Aragon, Russia, Bavaria, Beirut, Czech, Portugal Lithuania and Hungary.
See this link:
http://www.royalsocietyofstgeorge.com/historyofstgeorge.htm
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15/05/2008, 22:20
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woolybanana'sbrother
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The British were always a polyglot lot. I wonder how many of those languages St. George was really proficient in? Not bad for a someone who comes from a country where languages are not prized.
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16/05/2008, 8:16
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Albert the InfoGipsy
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As far as is known George never even visited England, let alone came from there. Personally I think we should reinstate St Edmond.
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16/05/2008, 11:23
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Renaud
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16/05/2008, 11:33
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Clair
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Isn't Royaume-Uni a translation of United Kingdom?
Clair, a Real Virtual French Person
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16/05/2008, 11:48
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Cathy
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The British Isles: England ,Wales, Scotland, The whole of Ireland
The United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, all of which The Queen is Head of State
Great Britain: England, Wales, Scotland
It irks me when Presidents of USA talk about Great Britain, deliberately excluding Northern Ireland, when they should refer to the United Kingdom.
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16/05/2008, 11:58
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Clair
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 Renaud wrote: | |
| Cathy wrote: | | The United Kingdom: England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, all of which The Queen is Head of State |
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So Royaume-Uni = United Kingdom
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