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Other English patriotic songs such as Rule Britannia which have been proposed [citation needed] as possible national anthems of England include traditional songs such as "Rose of England", an English patriotic song written by Christopher Hassell (lyrics) and Ivor Novello (music) in 1937 for their musical Crest of the Wave, and popularised by ...
"God Save the King" (Afrikaans: God Red die Koning, God Red die Koningin when a Queen) was a co-national anthem of South Africa from 1938 until 1957, [119] when it was formally replaced by "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika" as the sole national anthem. [119] The latter served as a sort of de facto co-national anthem alongside the former until 1938. [119]
England currently has no agreed national anthem. [10] However, there have been calls for this to be changed, [11] [12] with a 2006 survey conducted by the BBC suggesting that 55% of the English public would rather have "Land of Hope and Glory" than "God Save the King" as their national anthem. [13]
This is a list of national and regional anthems used in the countries of the United Kingdom, crown dependencies and British overseas territories. United Kingdom songs [ edit ]
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First page of an 1890s edition of the sheet music Second page "Rule, Britannia!" is a British patriotic song, originating from the 1740 poem "Rule, Britannia" by James Thomson [1] and set to music by Thomas Arne in the same year. [2]
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England rugby’s official anthem, which holds very different connotations either side of the Atlantic, continues to be sung by fans at Twickenham and abroad