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St George | This is England and Beyond - St George's Flag Today | 2

Oct 30, 202535 minEp. 90
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As England’s flag fills the streets again, Peter Frankopan and Afua Hirsch ask what the Cross of St George really stands for today — pride, pain, or power. From crusades to colonisation to football fandom, this is the story of how a saint became a symbol that divides.


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