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George III Rex and the Liberties of America; No Popery
| snowy corn cake | 04/01/23 |
| buck-toothed drunken striped hyena | 04/01/23 |
| snowy corn cake | 04/01/23 |
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Date: April 1st, 2023 12:39 PM Author: snowy corn cake flag of New York in 1775:
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Date: April 1st, 2023 1:36 PM Author: buck-toothed drunken striped hyena Interesting mashup of political priorities there. Can someone unpack? George III was at that time seen as a guarantor of Liberty and a bulwark against popish pretense? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316960&forum_id=2#46128379) |
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Date: April 1st, 2023 3:41 PM Author: snowy corn cake The flag's design came from the New York colonists stating loyalty to King George III, who, as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, had expressed concern about Catholic Emancipation as a violation of his coronation oath.[9] New York patriots viewed the monarchy as a symbol of unification initially until the Battle of Lexington, when people such as Isaac Low made claims that the King had violated his oath by allowing Catholicism in Quebec to try breaking the New York citizenry's loyalty to the crown.[2] Despite this, the flag was then adopted as the unofficial flag of the Province of New York during the war on those grounds. This continued until 1777 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5316960&forum_id=2#46128710) |