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"Cry 'God for Harry, England and Saint George!'" King Henry V's rallying cry does not go over very well in modern, multicultural England.(The Week ...)(objection over wearing flag-of-Saint-George tiepins by corrections officers)(Brief Article)
"Cry 'God for Harry, England and Saint George!'" King Henry V's rallying cry does not go over very well in modern, multicultural England. Even less acceptable is Saint George's flag, a red cross quartering a white background, which was carried prominently into battle by the Crusaders of 900 years ago in their attempts to recover the Holy Land from ... persons of a certain "faith tradition." The cross of Saint George was later taken up as the national flag of England, and is commonly flown on the saint's name day, April 23. Such grossly insensitive displays must of course be stamped out. That, at any rate, is the opinion of Ms. Anne Owers, Her Majesty's ...
- King Henry VI, Part III: Act II, Scene II
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...thine own with him. KING HENRY VI: Full well hath Clifford...Edward, kneel down. 60 KING HENRY VI: Edward Plantagenet...leave us to our fortune. KING HENRY VI: Why, that's my...good father; cry 'Saint George!' 80 {March. Enter...
- King Henry V: Act III, Scene I
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...Alarum. Enter KING HENRY, EXETER, BEDFORD, GLOUCESTER...Soldiers, with scaling-ladders.} KING HENRY V: Once more unto the breach...God for Harry, England, and Saint George! ' [Exeunt. Alarum, and chambers...
- King Henry VI, Part I: ACT IV, Scene VII
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...Cromwell of Wingfield, Lord Furnival of Sheffield, The thrice-victorious Lord of Falconbridge; Knight of the noble order of Saint George, Worthy Saint Michael and the Golden Fleece; Great marshal to Henry the Sixth 70 Of all his wars within the realm of France...
- King Henry VI, Part I: Act IV, Scene VI
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...Alarum: excursions, wherein JOHN TALBOT is hemmed about, and TALBOT rescues him.} TALBOT: Saint George and victory! fight, soldiers, fight. The regent hath with Talbot broke his word And left us to the rage of France his...
- King Henry VI, Part I: Act IV, Scene II
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...make the cowards stand aloof at bay: Sell every man his life as dear as mine, And they shall find dear deer of us, my friends. God and Saint George, Talbot and England's right, Prosper our colours in this dangerous fight! [Exeunt.]
- King Henry VI, Part III: Act IV, Scene II
- Reference information from: The Complete Works of Shakespeare Shakespeare, William January 1, 1994 700+ words
...surprise him. You that will follow me to this attempt, Applaud the name of Henry with your leader. [They all cry, 'Henry!'] Why, then, let's on our way in silent sort: For Warwick and his friends, God and Saint George! [Exeunt.]
- Chevalier de Saint-George, Joseph Boulogne
- Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography January 1, 2007 700+ words
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George (1745 – 1799), a musician...revolution at the end of the eighteenth century. Saint-George is known today as one of the major early...
- Monsieur de Saint-George: Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary, a Legendary Life...
- Magazine article from: Black Issues Book Review Cain, Joy Duckett May 1, 2004 700+ words
Monsieur de Saint-George: Virtuoso, Swordsman, Revolutionary...30927-9 The life of Joseph de Saint-George was so incredible it seems almost...mother oil the island of Guadeloupe, Saint George grew up to become one of Europe...
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