As this is getting off-topic, I'm not going to respond directly to Joseph here (as it's a long story), but, Joseph, you haven't quite grasped the details of the politics, geography, Etc., of the United Kingdom or the British Isles. Don't worry about not getting it though, it is quite complicated.
For anyone who's interested, I've just created a web page with a little bit of further information (some pulled from Wikipedia, some from my own knowledge as an Irishman) at http://homepage.eircom.net/~theq47/uk.html. I believe all the information I've given is correct, but it may not be. If you want some further info on this, or want to enquire into it in more depth, please feel free to e-mail me **OFF-LIST**. Regards, Dermot. On 14/02/2008, Joseph (Ragweed) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: <snip> > When I see the term Britain or British Isles, etc. I think of the nation > unit that is over the individual countries. I know "nation" might not be > the right word.... Britain, in my humble mind, seems to me to be the > overall government and Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, Australia.... > are all ultimately ruled by the Crown. > > I did seem to consider that the Royal Crown was over all the British > holdings, and each of them are individually governed within themselves. > Almost like our state and federal relationship, except I see Britain as > allowing a greater self-governing rule with some minor overseeing by the > Crown; where as in the United States, there's this HUMONGOUS federal > government where people like to dictate what the individual states can and > cannot do. > > If I'm wrong (and I probably am), I love to know 'exactly' how this really > is.... I have lots of ancestry and interest in </snip> Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
