Northallerton Musical Theatre Company are presenting, in this eightieth year since the end of WW2, a tribute to all those who made victory possible.

The staunchly patriotic British song was set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740, adapted from the poem, “Rule, Britannia,” by James Thomson. James Thomson, a Scottish poet and playwright ...

The patriotic song ‘Rule, Britannia!, Britannia rule the waves’, is traditionally performed at the ‘Last Night of the Proms’ which takes place each year at the Royal Albert Hall. Originally, Great ...

Music brings people together - unless it’s Rule, Britannia! as the Labour shadow culture secretary claims the song is 'alienating' to many people. Thangam Debbonaire said that culture should be ...

Critics have long said Rule, Britannia! has uncomfortable associations ... “I think that it is a uniting song. It is about the marvellous history of this country, to which every British citizen ...

While a popular choice in many British classical concerts, ‘Rule Britannia’ has become controversial due to its associations with slavery and colonialism. Here’s a look at the song’s lyrics, and long ...

Rule, Britannia! is not a racist song, an academic insisted today after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding cellist called for the flag-waving anthem to be dropped from the Last Night Of The ...

Musician Sheku Kanneh-Mason has said Rule, Britannia! "makes people feel uncomfortable" and should not be sung at the Last Night of the Proms. The song sparked debate in 2020 when the BBC reversed ...

A student has been banned from Aberdeen University Students’ Association (AUSA) for citing the song ‘Rule, Britannia ... 1945 at the conclusion of World War II when it was played at the ...

RULE Britannia is a British patriotic ... also equated to civil liberty - and the song assumed extra significance in 1945 at the end of World War II when it was played at the ceremonial ...

Some of the lyrics deemed controversial in the songs include the Rule, Britannia! lines: "Britons never, never, never shall be slaves", and: "The nations, not so blest as thee / Must, in their ...