News, comment and cultural content associated with the patron saint of England
April 2024
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Police arrest several men as clashes break out at St George’s Day rally in London – video
Police clash with St George’s Day protesters at central London rally
It’s St George’s Day, and England needs a reset. Here are three ways to do it
Tom Baldwin
Keir Starmer asks Labour candidates to ‘fly the flag’ on St George’s Day
April 2022
The Stephen Collins cartoon
By George, what a horrible history – Stephen Collins cartoon
Problems, problems …
April 2021
As an imam, I’m speaking about why St George’s Day should be celebrated
Letter:Qari Asim on diversity and how we are united by a shared identity of being proudly British
April 2020
English hero or Roman officer? Virtual quest set to find the real St George
English Heritage pauses its pageantry for online trail from Roman solider to patron saint
April 2019
St George's Day festival at Wrest Park – in pictures
Photographer Christopher Bethell meets the historical re-enactors at a St George’s Day festival in Bedfordshire
April 2018
St George's Day quiz: test your knowledge of England's patron saint
How much do you know of the traditions and legends associated with him across Europe?
April 2017
Modern Toss
Modern Toss – cartoon
It’s St George’s Day on Sunday 23 April
April 2016
David Cameron pushes EU remain agenda in St George's Day message
Children's books
Guess the dragon in children's books – quiz!
Boys, girls, books and roses: a literary love affair in Catalonia
Children's books
What are the best children's books on St George and the Dragon?
July 2015
Brief letters
Saint George: a truly multicultural hero
Letters: As well as being England’s patron saint he is revered by Muslims and Christians in Palestine, and is the patron saint of many other European countries
April 2015
Nigel Farage demands 'fair deal for the English' at St George's day celebration
St George's Day: why the media blackout on this surge in English nationalism?
Behind the scenes with the Royal Shakespeare Company – in pictures
This St George's Day marks the 450th anniversary of the birth of William Shakespeare. To mark the occasion, take a look behind the scenes at the Royal Shakespeare Company's rehearsals for Henry IV Part 1.
In praise of ...
Saint George's Day: in praise of our patron saint
Editorial: Such is the battle between good and evil that he represents, he has been regarded as patron saint of England at least since Agincourt
Cameron's Saint George's Day message targets Ukip voters
PM argues national day has been overlooked, while nodding to Scotland with claim that UK is world's greatest 'family of nations'
