Rule Britannia, its words by a Scot and its tune from an opera about Englands king Arthur, is far from a straightforward song of imperialist triumphalism, writes Tom Service A time of dissent in the North, of rebellion sweeping down from Scotland, an attempt to unseat the King, to repeal the Union, and to return the rightful blood line to the throne. 1745 was a year of unrest and unease in Hanoverian London and England, as the crown belatedly realised that Charles Edward Stuart Bonnie Prince Cha...
Rule Britannia: Will it still be sung at the Proms in the event of a Yes Vote? Why is it sung at all?
The Guardian - 12 Sep 2014 08:00
Rule Britannia, its words by a Scot and its tune from an opera about Englands king Arthur, is far from a straightforward song of imperialist triumphalism, writes Tom Service A time of dissent in the North, of rebellion sweeping down from Scotland, an attempt to unseat the King, to repeal the Union, and to return the rightful blood line to the throne. 1745 was a year of unrest and unease in Hanoverian London and England, as the crown belatedly realised that Charles Edward Stuart Bonnie Prince Cha...
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