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7 May 2023 at 6:27 pm
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Dr Paul Leyland
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I think Charles’ Wain predates our monarchs of that name but it’s most appropriate for this weekend.
It undoubtedly does so. The Wikipedia article goes into at least as much detail as you are likely to want. In particular, it has the same name in essentially all Germanic languages.