http://dbwf.net/images/british-west-florida.jpg
Will they take care of New Orleans reconstruction, and then give it back? :D
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Welcome, The Dominion of British West Florida is a small Dominion Realm, a former enclave of the British Empire, lying between the Gulf of Mexico on the south and 32.28 degrees north (lands north of the 31st parallel are reserved for the native peoples), and between the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers on the east and the Mississippi River on the west.
We do not seek to restore ‘British Sovereignty’, rather we seek to restore the Native Sovereignty of our People under God and the Crown. We proclaim the necessity of religion, the wisdom of tradition, the authority of the family, and the advantages of legitimate monarchy…
They have a COA and a herald: http://dbwf.net/archives/proclamations/Ensigns_Armorial_Proclamation.pdf
Spiked eggnog, perhaps? :cool:
Geez, someone’s off their meds again…
What is most pathetic about this map is that the historical colony of West Florida under the British and the Spanish was larger than this new fantasy entity extending eastward and including the city of Tallahassee.
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...rather we seek to restore the Native Sovereignty of our People…
So…they mean the Native Americans of that region…right?
Or is native to imply the Spanish and French who were there before the English?
Or does native mean W.A.S.P.?
Perhaps spiked eggnog and off the meds… 
As for the COA, I can make out the English, Scottish and Irish realms, but what is qtr 4? Also I gather the French and Spanish connection and I think I see an American-Indian ref as well, but what on earth is that last one?
And a Pegasus instead of a unicorn? How very un-British!!!
Donnchadh;52610 wrote:
Perhaps spiked eggnog and off the meds…
Or maybe they were on the meds, but those meds weren’t meant to be used with spiked eggnog….
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As for the COA, I can make out the English, Scottish and Irish realms, but what is qtr 4? Also I gather the French and Spanish connection and I think I see an American-Indian ref as well, but what on earth is that last one?
The fourth quarter is a pegasus forcene (it’s blazoned below, and shown much more clearly on the flag below). Presumably the Floridian quarter.
The drum and arrows are probably for the first nations (Native Americans to you); the lion and rising sun look African to me….
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And a Pegasus instead of a unicorn? How very un-British!!!
Well, they can’t use exactly the same arms and supporters as Great Britian, now can they?
http://dbwf.net/images/Parliament_2007/photo_index.html
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Pictures from the 2007 State Opening of Parliament are available online. The Governor-General’s Opening of Parliament 2007 Throne Speech is also available as a pdf file from the Dominion Archives.
Not to worry. They have no weapons and the castle looks poorly built.
It would seem that the British Red Ensign charged with a white star was inspired by the Bonnie Blue Flag of the short lived Republic of West Florida (1810) and the secessionist Republic of Mississippi (1861).
Um…yeah, I don’t even know where to start with this one.
Is it just me, or does this look like a very boring family reunion?
Madalch;52611 wrote:
The drum and arrows are probably for the first nations (Native Americans to you); the lion and rising sun look African to me….
The rising sun and lion appear to have considerable similarities to the flag and arms of Malawi and the previous Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland (now Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe). Here from Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federation_of_rhodesia_and_nyasaland
James
This is too funny! I love the quality flag pole stands – several free-weights…probably from the young son’s, err I mean earl’s, weight-bench, but who knows.
While we are at it…why Baroness of East Baton Rouge? If you are going to be your own rulers of your own world, why sell yourself short and have only Baroness of East Baton Rouge?
And Countess of Louisiana? Why would you make your wife anything less than a princess, or at least a duchess? I mean, where is his romance? One’s wife is and should be one’s princess, so in this make believe land why not make her more than the Countess of Louisiana…especially since Louisiana is much, much larger than a county anyway.
Of course Earl of Rum is nice. One wonders now if they skipped the eggnog all together and used the Rum with their meds and came up with a rather nice little creation. I think I might raise a glass of rum tonight in honor of this family who have given me so much to smile about.
At least it appears to be a nation of five, nice family, one wonders if it is six however, or if the photographer was simply a passerby who was asked to take the pics of the family. Most likely it is the HG Wagner fellow. So, a nation of six. This reminds me of the “Family Guy” episode where he declared independence from the USA and set up his own nation in his house and yard. LOL. Oh man…people like this are just too fun.
Heraldically, and more seriously I guess, why the white star on the flag? An allusion to our stars courtesy of Pres. Washington? If so, how queer is that considering that Pres. Washington defeated the British and established our federal republic? Of course David is probably correct on them.
Thanks Darren, I had seen the arms in the PDF and read it, but while I can see it is a Pegasus, I don’t know who that is supposed to be for especially in qtr 4. If it is for Florida I am lost as to its meaning/foundation. So, I am still confused as to what it is…what realm? Unless I am wrong, and I very well could be, those quarters are reserved for realms of the UK…right? In Canada’s case I think France is there too, but Canada is in base. So, who is this realm that is represented by this Pegasus?
I guess they had to change the other supporter, but, really, a white Pegasus? This looks like clipart that was only differenced with minor changes to make it not the unicorn. If one goes to the effort of having this weird qtr 4, then, why not do so with the other supporter? I mean if you are going to set up your own little empire/kingdom/principality/dukedom/dominion, or whatever, then by all means go all out.
Michael Swanson;52621 wrote:
More likely the old Ethiopian flag:
To me it just looks vaguely African. It’s got a lion, and combines both sets of black nationalist colors. Black, red, and green are Garveyist; green, yellow, and red are Ethiopian. Most black african countries use black, green, yellow, and/or red on their flags.
They’re probably trying to include the black residents of the area in their Dominion. Mississippi was majority black for a lot of its history—at least until the Civil War. It’s still almost 40% black, and I’m pretty sure the black population is in the south of the state, too. I’d be more specific, but I really don’t feel like wrestling with census.gov right now.
Nick
