2/3 As money poured in from Britain's trade empire, music became a tool for social mobility.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...