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Originally Posted by Llywarch Hen
William being called 'The Lion' is a big enough hint though.
However, if you restrict it to Alexander II you give it even more Northumbrian and broader English a flavour, given that monarch's connections.
Another King fascinated by the English! Here's his wife:
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What is the point of all of this?
You're obviously just looking for an argument with me. I never denied anything what so ever about the origins of the flag (except the possibility that it wasn't introduced by William). I only stated the perception of the flag and its symbolism in Scotland.
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You mocked nonJacobites and Protestants for using it, though they have as much right to it as any other Scot.
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I mocked Unionists and Protestants who like to shout and rant about the Catholic people, whilst waving a flag with historical and social connections with the Catholic Jacobites.