Subject: RE: English Culture - What is it?
From: Jim Carroll - PM
Date: 28 Dec 08 - 03:32 AM

"more English than the Royal Family" - German, surely?
Jim Carroll .
correct Jim,of German descent,and Prince Philip,is of Greek descent.
the last truly english monarch,was the one who got defeated by William The Conqueror[ NORMAN FRENCH],I think he was called Harold.
can we include WilLiam Topaz Mcgonagle[born a scotsman]but he desperately wanted to be a poet laureate,
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A Descriptive Poem on the Silvery Tay
        
        Beautiful silvery Tay,
With your landscapes, so lovely and gay,
Along each side of your waters, to Perth all the way;
No other river in the world has got scenery more fine,
Only I am told the beautiful Rhine,
Near to Wormit Bay, it seems very fine,
Where the Railway Bridge is towering above its waters sublime,
And the beautiful ship Mars,
With her Juvenile Tare,
Both lively and gay,
Does carelessly lie By night and by day,
In the beautiful Bay
Of the silvery Tay.
Beautiful, beautiful silvery Tay,
Thy scenery is enchanting on a fine summer day,
Near by Balnerino it is beautiful to behold,
When the trees are in full bloom and the cornfields seems like gold -
And nature's face seems gay,
And the lambkins they do play,
And the humming bee is on the wing,
It is enough to make one sing,
While they carelessly do stray,
Along the beautiful banks of the silvery Tay,
Beautiful silvery Tay,
Rolling smoothly on your way,
Near by Newport, as clear as the day,
Thy scenery around is charming I'll be bound...
And would make the heart of any one feel light and gay on a fine summer day,
To view the beautiful scenery along the banks of the silvery Tay.

William Topaz McGonagall proached Queen Victoria on the subjectof being poet laureate[so he clearly didnt think being a scotsman was a barrier]