Inspiring pictures

You may have noticed that until recently we had a St George's flag on the side of the blog, but this of course has now gone after events at the weekend (helpfully summarised in lego here). We wondered if there were any other suitable inspiring images that should go there - preferably on an HP theme! If you have any suggestions please send them in - if there are any interesting websites to link to that can be arranged to. The best suggestions will be posted and in the meantime, as an incentive to get you contributing, a picture of Glenn Beck (and links to his book reviews) will stand as a temporary replacement...

St George and St Edmund

Happy St George's Day! For hundreds of years, 23 April has been a day to wave St George's crosses and celebrate all things English. However, he has not always been the patron saint of England. Until the 14th Century, this part was played by St Edmund, the King of East Anglia who defended his country and his church against the Viking invasion and died as a martyr, shot by Viking arrows "as if he were a hedgehog". Edmund's heroic death quickly led to his canonisation and his adoption as a patron saint, but King Edward III brought St George to prominence when he established the order of the Garter, as knights from the crusades brought back stories of this warrior saint, even though he never set foot in England...

Recently a campaign by Radio Suffolk tried to reestablish Edmund as the patron saint of England, and even wrote a letter to the Prime Minister, but sadly their request was rejected.

PS: If you are interested, St Edmund's day is 20 November!