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A shilling of George III, king at the turn of the 19th century.. The King's shilling, sometimes called the Queen's shilling when the Sovereign is female, [1] is a historical slang term referring to the earnest payment of one shilling given to recruits to the armed forces of the United Kingdom in the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries, although the practice dates back to the end of the English Civil ...
The artefacts are then placed in 'The Sea Cabinet', and every one sings with the memory of a secret sea-set story – the victory of a Fishguard [nb 1] cobbler's wife, a jaded seaside hotel, a sunken chapel, the shifting sands of wartime Alderney, the dangerous allure of the King's Shilling, [nb 2] the loves and the losses and the stars and the ...
"Over the Hills and Far Away" (Roud 8460) is a traditional English song, dating back to at least the late 17th century. Two versions were published in the fifth volume of Thomas D'Urfey's Wit and Mirth, or Pills to Purge Melancholy; a version that is similar to the second Wit and Mirth one appears in George Farquhar's 1706 play The Recruiting Officer.
Kungssången [1] (The King's Song) is the Swedish royal anthem. It is also known by its first line, Ur svenska hjärtans djup en gång ( English: Once from the depths of Swedish hearts ). Although sung on such occasions as the King's birthday , the annual opening of the Riksdag and the Nobel Prize ceremony, the song is not considered the ...
"The Recruiting Sergeant" – song (to the tune of "The Peeler and the Goat") from the time of World War 1, popular among the Irish Volunteers of that period, written by Séamus O'Farrell in 1915, recorded by The Pogues. [2] [3] "Mrs. McGrath" – popular among the Irish Volunteers, 1916 [1] "The Saxon Shilling" – written by K. T. Buggy ...
A commonly held belief is that a trick was used in taverns, surreptitiously dropping a King's shilling ("prest money") into a man's drink, as by "finding" the shilling in his possession he was deemed to have volunteered, and that this led to some tavern owners putting glass bottoms in their tankards. However, this is a legend; press officers ...
Top economist Gary Shilling predicts a ‘considerable revival’ in housing activity—but it’s going to take 3 or 4 years to unfreeze the housing market Sydney Lake March 5, 2024 at 2:07 PM
Songs not included in the soundtrack, but featured in the film include the following: [2] [3] Dire Straits – "Money for Nothing" Dizzee Rascal – "Bonkers" Rudimental (feat. John Newman) – "Feel the Love" Lynyrd Skynyrd – "Free Bird" Edward Elgar – "Pomp & Circumstance" KC & The Sunshine Band – "Give It Up" Bryan Ferry – "Slave to ...