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11th March 25, 06:03 AM
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 Originally Posted by jsrnephdoc
Then there's the crown jewel of Edinburgh tourism, the Royal Military Tattoo. Is it not curious that most of the performer groups that come together at the Castle's outdoor promenade come to Scotland from other places around the globe that were once subjugated by the English.
It should be noted that these performer groups came from countries that were a part of the British Empire, not English, and the soldiers, including the senior officers, who built that empire came from all of the countries which made up Britain. The British Army Regiments which include those of England, Scotland, Ireland (as it then was) and Wales all won battle honours and gallantry medals fighting in countries of the empire.
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