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>No arguments from me on the flag, squire. As far as >I'm concerned, it's "Jack out, George in", for me. >But your observation undermines your own argument, >rather than mine - isn't Wales the only country not >represented in the Union flag? > >I don't need a subscription to "History Today" to know >that England has a rather good record of conquering >subservient people (such as the Welsh), then employing >them in the further expansion of Empire. If you're in >any doubt, ask an Australian or a New Zealander, for >example. > >And finally "Cry God for Harry, England and St George" >wasn't said at the Battle of Agincourt, as Shakespeare >wrote. It was at the siege of Harfleur: > >"and you good yeomen, whose limbs were made in >ENGLAND, show us here the mettle of your pasture. Let >us swear that you are worth your breeding - which I >doubt not, for there are none of you so mean and base >that hath not noble lustre in your eyes. > >I bid you stand like greyhounds in the slips, >straining upon the start. The game's afoot! Follow >you spirit and upon this charge cry "God for Harry, >England and St George". > >So maybe you should subcribe to History Today. Or >else take a course in English Literature.

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