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Highlanders named common ragwort Stinking Billy after William Duke of Cumberland put down Bonnie Prince Charlies rebellion at the battle of Culloden 1746.
The English named the garden flower Sweet William in his honor.
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Billy is adventurous and kind. He loves dogs and he cares about others.
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Billy Slater
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The eel hides in the coral. The eel eats the animals trying to eat the coral, and gets food and protection from predators. This is called a mutual relationship.
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Yes
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Stinking Billy comes from the Irish Catholic hatred of Protestant Prince William of Orange (King William of England) a play on Sweet William.
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In Scotland and Northern Ireland he is informally know as "King Billy"
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Was king billy a Catholic?
King William I (1027-1087) & King William II (1056-1100) of England were both Roman Catholic, however King William III of England and Ireland & William II of Scotland (1650-1702), referred to in Scotland and Northern Ireland as 'King Billy', was in fact Protestant. Born in The Hague* in the Netherlands, he was a member of the House of Orange-Nassau and a sovereign Prince of Orange. I hope this is the answer you were looking for. *The Hague at the time of William's birth was in the predominantly protestant North of the Netherlands.
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William Connolly's nickname is actually Billy, he is also called the The Big Yin ("The Big One")
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William 'Billy' Jones was born in 1884.
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William 'Billy' Jones died in 1968.
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William 'Billy' Lenoir was born in 1942.
When did William 'Billy' Lenoir die?
William 'Billy' Lenoir died in 2007.
