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History :
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St
George's Day (woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk)
When is St George's Day?
Who was St George?
Who was the real St George and what did he do to become England's
patron saint?
Dragon-Slaying Patron Saint of England
St George, Patron Saint of Scouting
How does England celebrate St George's Day?
Special parades and celebrations of St George's Day are gradually
becoming more frequent in England, but is it politically correct to
celebrate England's National Day?
Mummers Plays
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The
Legend of Saint George and the Dragon (woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk)
- "Find out about the history
of St George, the patron saint of England" (BBC)
- St
George's Day (learnenglish.de)
"Cry God for Harry, England and Saint George!"
William Shakespeare (Henry V)
INTERACTIVE activities :
- St George's Day - a
quiz (funtrivia)
Activities TO PRINT :
Lesson plans :
- St
George's Day
"England is a nation and the largest and most populous constituent
country of the United Kingdom accounting for more than 83% of the total
UK population."
UK culture - Magazine article - Word game - Poem - Cartoon - Trivia
- History - Links
(British Council)
Webquests :
- St George's Day (April 23rd)
- a
webquest (onestopenglish.com) :
"Who was St. George? What is he the patron saint of? Where is
his day celebrated? Did he really kill a dragon?...
and learn about how St. George's Day is celebrated around the world."
Paintings :
- Saint
George and the Dragon (about 1470) by UCCELLO,
Paolo (nationalgallery.org.uk)
"This picture shows two episodes from the story of Saint George:
his defeat of a plague-bearing dragon that had been terrorising a city;
and the rescued princess bringing the dragon to heel
(with her belt as a leash)."
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