O/T St George's Day

[Shark27]

gru, what about this lot?

George I – Lived 1660 to 1727, Reigned as King of GB and Ireland from 1714 to 1727

George II – Lived 1683 to 1760, Reigned as King of GB and Ireland from 1727 to 1760

George III – Lived 1738 to 1820, Reigned as King of the UK from 1760 to 1820

George IV – Lived 1762 to 1830, Reigned as King of the UK from 1820 to 1830

George V – Lived 1865 to 1936, Reigned as King of GB and Ireland from 1910 to 1936

George VI – Lived 1895 to 1952, Reigned as King of GB and Ireland from 1936 to 1952

There's a couple of Germans in this list Brin 😂

[WanChaiMiller]

The origins of thr name George is Greek meaning farmer or earthworker.

[great_fire]

Good grief...this is a big leap of the imagination.

Well he certainly didn't fail the opportunity to have a sneer.

St Andrew wasn't Scottish and St Patrick wasn't Irish, did he point that out on their saint's days?

Is he currently on an Ethiopian football football telling them their saint wasn't Ethiopian?

[WanChaiMiller]

Well he certainly didn't fail the opportunity to have a sneer.

St Andrew wasn't Scottish and St Patrick wasn't Irish, did he point that out on their saint's days?

Is he currently on an Ethiopian football football telling them their saint wasn't Ethiopian?

I meant Miller and Washington.

[great_fire]

I meant Miller and Washington.

They were both born in British colonies.

Washington was born in 1732 and the USA was created in 1776 so he can't be American.

First U.S. President born in the USA was the eighth President Martin Van Buren.

[Brin]

There's a couple of Germans in this list Brin ��

Actually at the time of posting it I thought there might be but still ran with it. Thanks for informing me.

[great_fire]

Actually at the time of posting it I thought there might be but still ran with it. Thanks for informing me.

The Prince Regent's dad from Blackadder 3 is one of them I think.

EDIT: No, that was George III and he was born in London, sounded pretty German on Blackadder though.

EDIT 2:

Historical inaccuracies

Although King George III's dynasty, the House of Hanover, had German roots, the historical King George III was in fact English by birth and upbringing, and would not have had a German accent as depicted in the episode.

https://blackadder.fandom.com/wiki/King_George_III

[WanChaiMiller]

They were both born in British colonies.

Washington was born in 1732 and the USA was created in 1776 so he can't be American.

First U.S. President born in the USA was the eighth President Martin Van Buren.

But neither were born in England - which is the idea of this challenge.

[CTMilller]

Surprisingly difficult to come up with famous English Georges. I can offer George Mallory the mountaineer, who tried and failed to conquer Everest in 1924 and author George Eliot - who was a woman..

[tony260674]

Patron saints are a catholic phenomena and as England hasn't been a Catholic country since the 16th century then nobody should be surprised that it is sparsely celebrated even before considering whether George was a good candidate for the honour. Personally I celebrate being English every day. I consider myself to be very fortunate indeed to have been born on this island and to continue to enjoy all the benefits it has to offer. A national day where we celebrate being English is something I am all for but following a catholic tradition with a figurehead who has no connection to England is ridiculous and being chastised for not celebrating it even more so.