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National symbols of the United Kingdom

  • St Edward's CrownIn 853, a five-year-old boy named Alfred traveled from Wessex to Rome. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle records that Pope Leo IV blessed him during this journey.
  • John BullJohn Arbuthnot published a pamphlet titled Law is a Bottomless Pit in 1712. This work introduced the character of John Bull to the public for the first time.