Being English I know nothing of English history. I did read in Gibbon's Decline and fall of the Roman Empire that St George was a crook Bishop who sold bad bacon to the people. Then he was killed by the people. The church made him a Saint, because you can't have Bishops being killed. This seemed very symbolic of the Tory myth of England. But wikepedia claims that this story is not true. But do I believe wikipedia on this?
Monday, April 23, 2012
Happy St Georges day
So today is St George's day. I was in Liverpool one time and I was sitting in McDonalds for breakfast on St Georges day. A server asked whether he got a day off, because of our patron saints day. The answer was no, so he lost interest.
Being English I know nothing of English history. I did read in Gibbon's Decline and fall of the Roman Empire that St George was a crook Bishop who sold bad bacon to the people. Then he was killed by the people. The church made him a Saint, because you can't have Bishops being killed. This seemed very symbolic of the Tory myth of England. But wikepedia claims that this story is not true. But do I believe wikipedia on this?
Being English I know nothing of English history. I did read in Gibbon's Decline and fall of the Roman Empire that St George was a crook Bishop who sold bad bacon to the people. Then he was killed by the people. The church made him a Saint, because you can't have Bishops being killed. This seemed very symbolic of the Tory myth of England. But wikepedia claims that this story is not true. But do I believe wikipedia on this?