The Universe of Discourse : The pillar field warfare
A “pillar box” is a British mailbox. It often has the monogram
(“cypher”) of the reigning monarch on the time it was constructed. At proper
are two examples. The one to the suitable has
the monogram of Queen Elizabeth II,
additionally depicted beneath.
(“EⅡR” is brief for “Elizabeth II Regina”).
The pillar field to the left has
the monogram of her father, George VI.
When Elizabeth was topped in 1953, there was a dispute in Scotland
over what she ought to be known as. “Elizabeth II of Scotland” was
a little bit of an oddity as a result of Scotland had by no means earlier than had a queen named
Elizabeth: England’s Elizabeth I had by no means been queen of Scotland, which
on the time was a separate kingdom.
Evaluate the so-called James VI and I who was King James VI
of Scotland however King James I of England. (He was the son of Elizabeth’s
cousin Mary. James I–V had been the kings of Scotland from 1406–1542.)
Put up containers in Scotland with Elizabeth’s “EⅡR” monogram had been repeatedly
vandalized and in some instances exploded. A lawsuit was filed in
Scotland, asserting that the proclamation of Elizabeth II was a
violation of the 1707 Act of union between England and Scotland. The
court docket disagreed: “The [Act of Union] didn’t include any provision as
to the fashion and titles to be adopted by the monarch of the brand new
[United] kingdom.” The plaintiff was required to pay the respondent’s
authorized bills.
The 2 nations discovered an appropriate compromise: after 1953 pillar
containers erected in Scotland omitted Elizabeth’s monogram completely, and included
solely a heraldic illustration of the crown of Scotland.
The problem would not give you Charles III, who’s the third monarch
of that identify in each England and Scotland.
Pillar field {photograph}
by Kitmaster is within the public area, by way of Wikimedia Commons.
Elizabeth II’s royal cypher
by Sodacan is within the public area, by way of Wikimedia Commons.
