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  1. 1 day ago · England generally uses "God Save the King", but "Jerusalem", "Rule, Britannia!" and "Land of Hope and Glory" have also been used. [ 63 ] [ 64 ] At international test cricket matches, England has, since 2004, used "Jerusalem" as the anthem.

  2. 1 day ago · In AD 43 the Roman conquest of Britain began; the Romans maintained control of their province of Britannia until the early 5th century. The end of Roman rule in Britain facilitated the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, which historians often regard as the origin of England and of the English people.

  3. 3 days ago · British literature is from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands. This article covers British literature in the English language. Anglo-Saxon (Old English) literature is included, and there is some discussion of Latin and Anglo-Norman literature, where literature in these languages ...

  4. 3 days ago · This proving successful, it was quickly followed by the Opera of Operas and Dido and æneas.In 1738 he established his reputation by his music to Comus, and in 1740 he wrote the music to Thomson and Mallet's Masque of Alfred, containing Rule Britannia.

  5. 5 days ago · Roman Britain, area of the island of Great Britain that was under Roman rule from the conquest of Claudius in 43 ce to the withdrawal of imperial authority by Honorius in 410 ce. Roman Gaul. The Roman conquest of northern Gaul (58–50 bce) brought Britain into definite contact with the Mediterranean.

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  6. 5 days ago · FANTASIA ON BRITISH SEA SONGS - Parts & Score, LIGHT CONCERT MUSIC. Henry Wood’s medley Fantasia on British Sea Songs was arranged in 1905 to mark the centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar. For many years it has been an indispensable item at the BBC’s Last Night of the Proms concert.

  7. 2 days ago · Luxon gave a particularly heroic account of Rule Britannia. He was appointed CBE in 1986 and remained a much-respected colleague and a genial and a cordial friend to many. He collected English ...