The musician, 24, who performed at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2018, suggested earlier this year that Rule, Britannia! could be replaced with British folk music. Rule ...
2/3 As money poured in from Britain's trade empire, music became a tool for social mobility.
Every year millions tune in to watch a pomp-laden celebration of all things British with flag-waving music lovers boisterously ... only version of “Rule Britannia!” and “Land of Hope and ...
Critics have long said that Rule, Britannia! has uncomfortable associations ... “It’s not my favourite bit of music. And the Proms is a fantastic institution and it’s the world’s greatest ...
Rule, Britannia! was set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740, and its lyrics were based on a poem by James Thomson. It contains verses such as: "The nations, not so blest as thee / Must, in their ...
Series in which broadcaster and writer Suzy Klein tells the story of the composers and musicians that helped shape the musical map of Britain in the 18th century.