MADAM,
What a lot of objectors we have in Monmouth!
First someone objected to a girl trying to earn an honest living, now we have someone objecting to The Red Dragon. Henry V (and I am not quoting Shakespeare) considered himself a Welsh prince, and he did use Welsh archers from Gwent at Agincourt because he considered them the best.
As for Owain Glyndwr, he was only trying to retrieve what the English had stolen in the first place!
The following will confirm that Monmouthshire (Gwent) is more affiliated to Wales than England. Most of the place names begin with Llan, Tre, Pont or Aber, all Welsh prefixes. The churches in Monmouth are part of the Church in Wales, St Thomas once was part of the See of Llandaff.
Under the old licensing laws townspeople wanting a drink on Sundays had to cross over into Hereford or Gloucestershire as Monmouth was, with the rest of Wales, "dry".
Many moons ago when I was at school and my father before me, we celebrated Dewi Sant, we sang the Welsh anthem, and had a half holiday. I do not think any of us knew when St George's Day was, so J Falstaff we have every right to fly The Red Dragon.
There are many more close connections but as words are restricted there is no room to name them.
Mrs P ABrown
The Albion,
Monmouth