Not much is known about St George. He was born in Turkey in the 3rd century, and served with honour and bravery in the Roman army. He was a Christian, and despite the Romans best efforts he never renounced his beliefs.

The most famous story about St George is of course where he is said to have slain a dragon. Unfortunately though the first evidence for the story seems to be from around the 12thcentury, so it’s almost certain that the story is apocryphal – that and the fact that there is no such thing as dragons of course! That seems to be a common thread with Christian mythology.

There are many people calling for St Georges day to be declared a public holiday, and more be done to celebrate Englishness. That’s fine with me, anything that gets me an extra day off work is A-OK.

Anyway, to all of my fellow countrymen out there, wear your English rose badge on your three lions t-shirt whilst waving your red and white flags with pride! (Oh, and don’t forget the knotted handkerchief, shorts, milk-bottle white legs, and sandals with socks – all part of the English national dress)

Have a great St Georges Day.