Musings on St Georges Day
Every year this sees arguments about what it means to be English and whether we should celebrate St George, who was not even English and had never visited England, so whats so special about him?.
Saint Edmund the Martyr is often consider the first patron saint of England, till he was usurped by The cult of St George brought over to the Kingdom of England by crusaders returning from the Holy Land in the 12th century and was heavily promoted by King Edward III of England.
Often the left are accused of being self loathing and that everything is PC and Multiculturalism and the White English 'feel persecuted'.
Same old same old
It seems to be National days are more important in the psyches of nations formed by settlement (USA, Australia) or nations that were formed as a result of revolution (France), its been a good long while since the English had a defining moment in their history to warrant such a celebration
Every year this sees arguments about what it means to be English and whether we should celebrate St George, who was not even English and had never visited England, so whats so special about him?.
Saint Edmund the Martyr is often consider the first patron saint of England, till he was usurped by The cult of St George brought over to the Kingdom of England by crusaders returning from the Holy Land in the 12th century and was heavily promoted by King Edward III of England.
Often the left are accused of being self loathing and that everything is PC and Multiculturalism and the White English 'feel persecuted'.
Same old same old
It seems to be National days are more important in the psyches of nations formed by settlement (USA, Australia) or nations that were formed as a result of revolution (France), its been a good long while since the English had a defining moment in their history to warrant such a celebration
Labels: England, English, National Days, St Georges Day
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