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Hmm yeah, I had these initial sketches and I don't think I quite captured them... but yeah, I love that the holidays let me dedicate entire days to looking at old military uniforms and reading historical summaries.

I kinda thought Ireland (republic of) would be this fiery Celtic type lass. She doesn't inherit the "eyebrows" because Ireland was the only of the British Isles to fend off the Norman conquest! So I guess that's where England got his from... I kinda see this sad story where England gets "irrevocably changed" by his Norman rulers (who are originally Vikings btw! French Vikings..... ) as they beat the rebellion out of him over 200 years, to become one with the Normans. So Ireland & Scotland kinda watch their lil' bro die...

What's funny is the English kings from then on are ceremonially crowned "King of England AND FRANCE" for a good 5 centuries, even through times they have no land at all on the European continent. Talk about rivalry...

A-a-anyway! What I LOVE about the Irish is their sense of humour and fieriness. They like fighting for a just cause and are very stubborn once they make up their mind. Though they seem really wild and free sometimes, they have a really hard time saying what they think in certain circumstances. An incomprehensible bunch!
They also survive some incredible hardships and like to see the humour even in their darkest hours.

Ms. Ireland has the strongest ties to the Celtic parents of the British AND French civilisations, like a big sister figure to the British Isles. She laments that the "new England" just ain't like her cute Celtic little bro used to be. Can't you just see them all huddled up against the cold and her telling one of her fantastic stories?

And Wales?

Maybe he's locked in a dark dungeon somewhere.......

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Hmm yeah, I had these initial sketches and I don't think I quite captured them... but yeah, I love that the holidays let me dedicate entire days to looking at old military uniforms and reading historical summaries.

I kinda thought Ireland (republic of) would be this fiery Celtic type lass. She doesn't inherit the "eyebrows" because Ireland was the only of the British Isles to fend off the Norman conquest! So I guess that's where England got his from... I kinda see this sad story where England gets "irrevocably changed" by his Norman rulers (who are originally Vikings btw! French Vikings..... ) as they beat the rebellion out of him over 200 years, to become one with the Normans. So Ireland & Scotland kinda watch their lil' bro die...

What's funny is the English kings from then on are ceremonially crowned "King of England AND FRANCE" for a good 5 centuries, even through times they have no land at all on the European continent. Talk about rivalry...

A-a-anyway! What I LOVE about the Irish is their sense of humour and fieriness. They like fighting for a just cause and are very stubborn once they make up their mind. Though they seem really wild and free sometimes, they have a really hard time saying what they think in certain circumstances. An incomprehensible bunch!
They also survive some incredible hardships and like to see the humour even in their darkest hours.

Ms. Ireland has the strongest ties to the Celtic parents of the British AND French civilisations, like a big sister figure to the British Isles. She laments that the "new England" just ain't like her cute Celtic little bro used to be. Can't you just see them all huddled up against the cold and her telling one of her fantastic stories?

And Wales?

Maybe he's locked in a dark dungeon somewhere.......