Churchill voted England's ultimate hero in St. George's Day poll

Britannist · 23-04-2008, 06:00 AM

Winston Churchill has been voted England's ultimate hero in a St. George's Day poll - St. George himself was second in the poll with Nelson third. This poll is being reported on Talksport independent radio and at:

Teletext National News

Britannist · 23-04-2008, 11:06 PM

More on this at:

Daily Express: The World's Greatest Newspaper :: UK News :: Sir Winston is greatest Englishman ever

moe · 25-04-2008, 12:33 AM

It will always be Nelson for me.

Britannist · 25-04-2008, 12:44 AM

He was great. The hero who saved us from Napoleon:

BBC - History - Horatio Nelson (1758 - 1805)

Quote:

Viscount Nelson's most famous words: 'England expects that every man will do his duty.'

mkpdavies · 25-04-2008, 12:07 PM

I'd put any one of the Soldiers that actually had to fight above him.

cassie · 25-04-2008, 01:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mkpdavies

I'd put any one of the Soldiers that actually had to fight above him.

The point about Nelson is that, like 'the Few' in the Second World War's Battle of Britain, he ensured that the enemy was not engaged by the Army in England, on English soil.

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BonnieDundee · 25-04-2008, 01:18 PM

Churchill was great. I nominate the Earl of Derwentwater however.

Derwentwater's Farewell
Earl of Derwentwater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

cassie · 25-04-2008, 02:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BonnieDundee

Churchill was great. I nominate the Earl of Derwentwater however.

Derwentwater's Farewell
Earl of Derwentwater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Why not indeed! After all, he is obscure and almost totally unknown.

From a Scottish point of view he has the pre-eminent qualification of being a failure - a great failure - losing his heed in consequence!

Oh jolly dee! Anything to be different and disagreeable!

I suppose Churchill lacked sufficient Scottish blood? However, he was MP for Dundee for a time, if that helps?

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Smidgey · 25-04-2008, 06:05 PM

Meh, I would have John Locke, Thomas Paine or J.S. Mill above a buffoon like Churchill.

Although, I suppose they cannot really be described as 'heros' as such.

British-Conservatism · 25-04-2008, 06:26 PM

I vote for Harold II.

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BonnieDundee Uber Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Between Mallaig and Cornwall. Posts: 2,809	Churchill was great. I nominate the Earl of Derwentwater however. Derwentwater's Farewell Earl of Derwentwater - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ "It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state." -Bruce Schneier How to Overthrow the System: brew your own beer; kick in your TV; build your own cabin and pss off front porch whenever you bloody well feel like it.* Edward Abbey Leopold Kohr.

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Smidgey Uber Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2,195 Party: Libertarian Party	Meh, I would have John Locke, Thomas Paine or J.S. Mill above a buffoon like Churchill. Although, I suppose they cannot really be described as 'heros' as such. __________________ How vain is man, who boasts in fight the valour of gigantic might! -Georg Friedrich Händel

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moe Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Southern England Posts: 99	It will always be Nelson for me.

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