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July 13th 05, 10:40 PM

On Wed, 13 Jul 2005 20:12:28 GMT,

(ZZZZPK ) wrote:

So... in a NON-POLITICAL way please describe those people of the mid
to late 1700's who went around shooting soldiers who wore REDCOATS and
GOVERNED a land the that was at one stage part of the GREAT BRITISH
EMPIRE and had as one of its main cities BOSTON ?

Hmmm,

The British Empire must, as one would expect, have an Emperor, and
particularly a British Emperor. If we scan the list of Royals over
time, certainly Britain had an Emperor (Carausius) during the Roman
era (hardly worth claiming as being British when you bend your knee to
Rome and that empire didn't even claim Wales).

Nearly as far back ago, there was a ship called Emperor.

There are a specie of penguins called Emperor.

Almost 100 years ago there was a George who went by Emperor and like
our own was numbered. But it wasn't George Trois, in fact it was
suggested that this George adopt the title "Emperor of the British and
Hanoverian Dominions," but he refused (and this suggestion only came
after 1802).

If we rummage around the list of Monarchs, then we find our recent
George, and Edward before him were "Emperors" and only of India. The
first "Emperor" was in fact an Empress (of that same named India).

So, by the question above, it must be discerned that in fact no one
ever took up arms against a GREAT BRITISH EMPIRE nor a MODEST BRITISH
EMPIRE nor even a PIDDLIN' BRITISH EMPIRE. So this usage of BRITISH
EMPIRE must in some sense mean the East India Trading Company (since
the only monarchs called Emperor/Empress are uniquely associated with
that sole state in our antipodes. The East India Trading Company held
property in Hudson Bay, so to put this presumed conflict into the
desired NON-POLITICAL way
Canadian (the people, not the political country) Consumers
revolting against a commercial entity - eh? What a bunch of hosers.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC

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