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23 mars 2009

St. Andrew

St. Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland . Very little is known about St . Andrew . He was thought to have been a fisherman in Galilee ( now part of Israel ) , along with his brother Simon Peter , both became followers ( apostles ) of Jesus Christ of...

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23 mars 2009

St . George

St . George is the patron saint of England . His emblem , a red cross on a white background , is the flag of England and part of the British flag . St. George 's emblem was adopted by Richard The Lion Heart and brought to England in the 12 th century...

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18 mars 2009

The Welsh emblem

Wales -St.David and the Daffodil The national flower of Wales is the daffodil which is traditionally worn on David's Day . The vegetable called LEEK is also considered to be a traditional emblem of Wales There are many explanations of how the LEEK was...

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17 mars 2009

Tuesday , March 17 th the Irish emblem : St

Tuesday , March 17 th the Irish emblem : St Patrick and the shamrock : The shamrock is a three-leaved plant similar to clover. An Irish tale tells of how Patrick used the three-leafed shamrock to explain the Trinity . He used it in his sermons to represent...

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14 mars 2009

The Scottish emblem

St Andrew and the thistle The thistle legend There is a legend which relates how a sleeping party of warriors were almost set upon by an invading band of Vikings and were only saved when one of the attackers trod on a wild thistle with his bare feet ....

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12 mars 2009

The Tudor Rose

The Tudor Rose .

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12 mars 2009

The Wars of the Roses

The cause of the wars dates back to the reign of Edward III and the power struggle between his sons after his death . There were series of battles between the supporters of the House of Lancaster ,( Lancastrians ) and supporters of the House of York (...

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12 mars 2009

The English emblem !

I think we must start with the English emblem , of course ! St. George and the Rose . The national flower of England is the Rose. The flower has been adiopted as England's emblem since the time of the Wars of Roses -civil wars ( 1455-1485 ) between the...

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11 mars 2009

A new blog you might like !

I have been asked to do a new blog in English ! I hope you will like it , and give me your opinion !

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