Author: Victoria Cross and George Cross AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Victoria Cross and George Cross memorial, Westminster Abbey
Author: Victoria Cross and George Cross AssociationPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 28
Book Description
The Victoria Cross and George Cross Memorial
Author: The Dedication of the Victoria Cross and George Cross Memorial
Author: Victoria Cross
Author: The Victoria Cross and George Cross
Author: St George and the Dragons
Author: Michael CollinsPublisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
St George's Day has become a topic of debate as more and more organizations promote celebrations on 23 April and more people wave the flag of St George to proclaim their allegiance and identity. But who was St George? How did this Near Eastern martyr become England's patron saint and an icon of English culture? And what is his relevance for today's secular, multicultural England? New research reveals that from the third century St George was revered as a healer, protector of women and the poor and patron of agriculture and metal-working more than a military dragon-slayer. Discover the origin of the cross of St George and the roles of Richard I, Edward III and Henry VIII in making St George the patron saint of England. With a foreword by Professor Emeritus Dan Brown, this richly-illustrated celebration of English culture shows how St George can be reinterpreted for our times while remaining true to our English heritage. St George can be enlisted in the cause of ecology, the campaign against FGM, and the fight to end modern slavery and resettle refugees. English yet international, revered both by Christians and Muslims, St George is a multicultural figure who symbolizes universal values.
VCs of the North
Author: Alan WhitworthPublisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473848229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
Today the Victoria Cross remains the supreme British award for bravery. It takes precedence over all other awards and decorations. During its 160-year history, since the first medals were given for gallantry during the Crimean War in the 1850s, 1,357 of these medals have been won, and almost fifty of them have gone to the soldiers of Cumbria, Durham and Northumberland . Alan Whitworth, in this carefully researched and revealing account, describes in graphic detail the exploits and the lives of this elite band of heroes. Within this group of Northern VC recipients are a number of outstanding names, including Richard Annand who gained the first VC of the Second World War and Roland Bradford who was one of only four sets of brothers to have secured the VC. He also had the distinction of becoming the youngest general in the British army. But among the roll of the brave whose gallantry and self-sacrifice are celebrated in these pages the reader will find the names and extraordinary deeds of many other men who were either born or bred or lived and died in the North. They will also find the story of the youngest Victoria Cross recipient who won his award aged just nineteen. The stories of these ordinary individuals who have 'performed some signal act of valour or devotion to their country' will be fascinating reading for anyone who is interested in military history in general and in the long military tradition of the North of England.
“The” Victoria Cross [and] George Cross
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Author: Victoria Cross George Cross 4
Author: SPECIAL EVENT POSTMARKS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM VOLUME 4
Author: ALAN FINCHPublisher: BRITISH POSTMARK SOCIETY
ISBN: 0900214112
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 317
Book Description
A catalogue of postmarks used on mail posted at congresses, exhibitions, shows etc, and for anniversaries from 1994-2003.