thismatteroffaith

Historical novels of the Tudor era. Think Dumas, Walter Scott, secret passages, court intrigue and the odd sword fight.

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A 500 word flash fiction absolutely free, you say? Where do I click? Right here... https://t.co/qEh89svhj4

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Orion Stars @ Opium Barnsley https://t.co/mXqpoeavHu via @YouTube

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Apparently not a parody account...

[Priti Patel MP @pritipatel]

Boris Johnson has served our country and his constituency with distinction. He led world in supporting Ukraine, got Brexit done, and was our most electorally successful Prime Minister since Margaret Thatcher. Boris is a political titan whose legacy will stand the test of time.

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@Prince_PaleFace @CandyAppleHead @paulmcc93417139 I see... I'm not sure there's anything else I need to say.

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@PaulSturrock5 @The4thSong @paulmcc93417139 There isn't really much left to be said, is there?

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@The4thSong @paulmcc93417139 What? St George (from what is now Turkey) was not British, neither was he English, and he probably didn't even know of the existence of the place.

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@crow_uk @kernow_t @paulmcc93417139 Again, not 100% sure what your point is. England is a mongrel of a country with a mongrel of a language, and that history continues (and should be allowed to continue) today.

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@AnneWal69249288 @paulmcc93417139 What - and I would like an actual answer, if you have one - are you proud of regarding St George?

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@crow_uk @kernow_t @paulmcc93417139 Not sure I understand what you're accusing me of. Having a middle-eastern guy as our (England's) Patron Saint is at odds with some of the statements made by those wishing to celebrate England's 'glorious history'...

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@Cuthy03321132 @paulmcc93417139 I don't call it that, so when I said 'what we now call Turkey', that's what I meant. The people who live there may well call it something different.

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@paulmcc93417139 What do you consider to be examples of England's glory?

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https://t.co/qswAX62paM

Let's see if this works, eh...

[Martyn.J. Shrewsbury Ecosocialist socialist sunday @councillorMS]

One for atl the gammon on St George's day

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@Cuthy03321132 @MeakerMan @tonycarmelo15 This is a very intriguing mission you've set yourself. Are you denying that he's of Turkish ethnic origin (seems to be correct but a subtle point at best) or that he's from what we now call Turkey (plain wrong)?

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@Cuthy03321132 @paulmcc93417139 We can both play that game. https://t.co/PLUyIKMPZq
He's not Turkish in the same way St Patrick isn't English, but he's from what we now call Turkey.

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@kernow_t @paulmcc93417139 "The Pope may be French, but Jesus is English. You're on."

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@DegraafJerry @SadiqKhan @TheLondonEye Although the word 'Turkish' doesn't correctly describe the people living in what we now call Turkey in the 3rd Century...

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@DegraafJerry @SadiqKhan @TheLondonEye Just to be clear, St George was Turkish, and 3rd century. He wasn't a cod-medieval knight, and he wasn't English.