tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13336104.post116375372397426116..comments2024-01-07T13:24:03.640+00:00Comments on Nothing Tra La La?: St Hugh of Lincoln0tralalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06818587472660040921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13336104.post-1164147874100879532006-11-21T22:24:00.000+00:002006-11-21T22:24:00.000+00:00I seem to remember from my reading of Pepys that G...I seem to remember from my reading of Pepys that Guy Fawkes day was a holiday, as was the relevant Accession day (as, of course, it would change with the monarch). I think the loss of these state holidays owes more to modern times than much else.<BR/><BR/>All this reminds me - the signing and assent of the acts of union between Scotland and England, creating this United Kingdom happened in 1707. You'd think the 300th anniversary of the birth of our nation next year, not to mention the first version of the Union Flag would warrant a holiday.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13336104.post-1163900189639426152006-11-19T01:36:00.000+00:002006-11-19T01:36:00.000+00:00How is Florence now? Is she obscenely well as usua...How is Florence now? Is she obscenely well as usual? While I liked the Accession Day thing, does Shapiro really make that cursory reference to a <B>holiday</B> for Guy Fawkes's Day?<BR/><BR/>If so, what the blazes is he going on about? When was it ever a day off, like the Fourth of July?<BR/><BR/>MW<BR/>xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com