28 Aug 13
Originally posted by wolfgang59Oooooohh I don't know about that now.
Yes it will be a tight one thanks to current economic circumstances.
Still lots of "don't knows" I believe?
Even with independence the Scots will still be stuck with HRH & Phil The Greek. (Since she is Queen of Scotland)
They might declare a republic.
Australia was going to do that but they backed down.
28 Aug 13
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Originally posted by johnnylongwoodyYou don't want to mess with the Royal Cavaliers!
Oooooohh I don't know about that now.
They might declare a republic.
Australia was going to do that but they backed down.
English Civil War song:
And if the Cavaliers can't do the job, being charming will keep them in power:
28 Aug 13
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Originally posted by wolfgang59
Bloody German fascists!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Wettin
The House of Wettin is a dynasty of German counts, dukes, prince-electors (Kurfürsten) and kings that once ruled the area of today's German states of Saxony (953 years), the Saxon part of Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia for more than 800 years. Agnates of the House of Wettin have, at various times, ascended the thrones of Great Britain, Portugal, Bulgaria, Poland, Saxony, and Belgium; of these, only the British and Belgian lines retain their thrones today.
29 Aug 13
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Here are some Victorians bragging about all the inventions they made.
Horrible Histories - Victorian Inventions
Light bulbs were made in the USA and concrete was Roman. Automobiles invented on the European continent. In fact, lots of "British things" aren't really British...
Horrible Histories - British Things Song
31 Aug 13
Originally posted by AThousandYoungEvery school-boy knows that Brits did not invent light-bulbs, the telephone
Here are some Victorians bragging about all the inventions they made.
Horrible Histories - Victorian Inventions
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1d_RFQn-_rM
Light bulbs were made in the USA and concrete was Roman. Automobiles invented on the European continent. In fact, lots of "British things" aren't really British...
Horrible Histories - British Things Song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdXFftQUUsQ
and automobiles. The song is about the great progress made during the
Victorian era!
31 Aug 13
Originally posted by wolfgang59http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Australia
Elizabeth II is not Queen of Canada nor Australia, but head of state.
Scotland however does have a monarchy which has been united with
England's since the Scottish James VI (James I of England) came to the
throne.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_New_Zealand
31 Aug 13
Originally posted by AThousandYoungOK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Australia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_of_New_Zealand
But I don't think "Queen of Canada" is a title in the same way as Queen of Scotland is. There is no Canadian Royal family, there is no Canadian crown.
If the UK nations became republics would she still be Queen of Canada?
(Incidently there are still parts of the United Kingdom where she is not queen - {that's your next wiki challenge} ..)
31 Aug 13
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Originally posted by johnnylongwoodyNot quite the way I remember it. We had a referendum, but the wording was carefully chosen (by our then Prime Minister, a staunch monarchist) to ensure that it didn't get passed, although it was a close shave for him. There's much support for the present incumbent, but none for her successor, so the next referendum will pass no matter how loaded the wording, provided they wait for Charles to become king before the vote happens.
Oooooohh I don't know about that now.
They might declare a republic.
Australia was going to do that but they backed down.
01 Sep 13
Originally posted by KewpieI reckon the UK will ditch the monarchy within 50 years.
Not quite the way I remember it. We had a referendum, but the wording was carefully chosen (by our then Prime Minister, a staunch monarchist) to ensure that it didn't get passed, although it was a close shave for him. There's much support for the present incumbent, but none for her successor, so the next referendum will pass no matter how loaded the wording, provided they wait for Charles to become king before the vote happens.
Curiously NZ love the Royal Family! 😕
02 Sep 13
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Originally posted by johnnylongwoodyok you can have bono
The two girls arrested in Peru for smuggling drugs
are described by the British media as Northern Irish
and Scottish.
This because they have transgressed.
But if they had won gold medals in the Olympics
or achieved good status in another way, then they
would be described as British.
I am sick and tired of the British propaganda machine w ...[text shortened]... /www.worldirish.com/story/21013-claiming-the-irish-the-top-5-irishbritish-identity-controversies
02 Sep 13
Originally posted by johnnylongwoodyWhy are you being 'economical with the truth' 90% of the british based reports that I saw described them as british, this is the classic celtic whinge, stop crying like a little celtic baby and get over yourself.
The two girls arrested in Peru for smuggling drugs
are described by the British media as Northern Irish
and Scottish.
This because they have transgressed.
But if they had won gold medals in the Olympics
or achieved good status in another way, then they
would be described as British.
I am sick and tired of the British propaganda machine w ...[text shortened]... /www.worldirish.com/story/21013-claiming-the-irish-the-top-5-irishbritish-identity-controversies
It would be just as valid for us brits to complain that when celts win they are celts but when they screw up they want to hide their identity behind our british skirts.