March for England - Dont Say Your English

[glasgow1234]

I am a Scottish Nationalist and support full independence for Scotland. The majority of people in England don't like Scots Nats as they think we want independence from them. They couldn't be more wrong. Scottish Nationalists support an independent free England. An England where you can be proud of your culture and identity... An England where it stood tall with it's neighbour and closest of allies - Scotland! Independent or not, Scotland, England and Wales will always share this glorious island!

[spiritsted]

British by birth ENGLISH BY GRACE OF GOD

[rolandsausage]

I'm a Scottish nationalist and love seeing St George flags when in England.

[Fiddlesticks116]

My family moved from England to Australia when I was eight years old. They are now Australian. I am fifteen now and I am still English. I may be the only one I know, but I am proud to stand up and shout to the world that no matter where I may be, I am English and will be until the day I die. I miss England every day and I beg all of you who are lucky enough to be allowed to grow up in the land they love to count themselves blessed and never take their home for granted.

[JP545563]

Great. But what are yoou going to do about the Muslims and Islamic filth that is infesting your country.

[EnglishEthnicPride2]

English, not "British"!

[LizzyYounger]

Hear hear! Although my passport says that i am british, i have no connection to scotland, wales or northern ireland. i am proud to be english and nobody can take that away from me. why should the english be ashameed of our heritage? if people are offended by us celebrating our nationality, thats their problem not ours. this st georges day i will be loud and proud, whos with me?

[NelsonChurchillMonty]

I'm British and proud but I'm also English! The thing that the SNP, Plaid Cymru, Sinn Féin and such don't get is that you can be proud to be Scottish, Welsh or Irish while still loving the United Kingdom too. I thank God that we're united and I want it to continue like this, but there's no reason that we shouldn't be proud Englishmen as well as being good Britons. Rule, Britannia! Let's build Jerusalem in England's green and pleasant land!

[Pimentel660]

There are so many reasons to be proud to be English, One Queen Eilizabeth the first's rule gave England the world and it was rightly due. The English invented a vacine for small pox which is said to have saved more lives then were lost in all the wars since the begining of recorded history. Telephone, Teleivision, Car, internet so very many scienctific break throughs all by the English and within England. England is great and so are the English so stand up and be proud, take the world back!

[Englishjustice66]

@Pimentel660 you are incorrect stating all those innovations were English inventions! Telephone and TV were Scottish inventions John Logie Baird and Alexander Graham Bell and the car was invented by a German, Karl Benz! i will give you lollipops for smallpox vaccine and the internet though

[MrStewart149]

the dipstick english nationalist's flapping there gum's to the same old tune lloooloolollllo

[xxsprocketxx]

dont let the racests steal our flag or pride to be english black white brown or yellow your born here your english be proud best bloody contry in the world

[canemlatina]

Fantastic video great job

English Peoples Liberation Army(EPLA)

[MrStewart149]

@canemlatina loool

[wba2k8prem]

Happy St George's Day every English person in the world, let it be in england, america, afganistan fighting for our country, hope you enjoy today

[cally19620]

My children learn all about English history  at their schools

[Nicky131Popstar]

what made enland great was the scots too because we fought in the same wars ame as the northern irish and welsh

[rudeydudey05]

I have a Scots Grandfather and a Northern Irish Grandmother and Irish Great Grandparents, i also have a Welsh surname and i've even got French Huguenot ancestry further down the family tree.

But above all i'm proud to call myself English.

[strathpipe]

There there don't take on so laddie :(

[Redsquirrel100]

This my favorite video to watch well done march for england! :)

[lvcivs11]

im an anglish squire like jack aubrey frim the new world u can all suck my redneck balls god save the queen fuck frechies eirsh and everyone else whio refuse to see that the enemy is islam and socialism stop being afraid to stand up and celebrate ur culture capatalism has spread more wealth to more people than any other economic system the lazy want u to pay for their nonaggresion in the marketplace fuck them let them starve we will appropriate their wives and children for our own pleasure

[BlackpoolBhoy]

Just a couple of things...

MONS: The BRITISH Expeditionary Force fought at Mons and was made up of soldiers from throughout Britain, later in the debacle of the Somme it would be Scottish and Irish regiments who would make the greatest gains.

HASTINGs: Hmm... Considering that Norman rule following Williams victory and Hasting was never relinquished it seems likely that a good proportion of "English" people are ethnically Norman rather than Anglo-Saxon

[beowulfsword08]

Blackpoolbhoy: Not true, the Normans were a minority ruling class, the Saxons were a bigger population and mixed with the Norse when the Vikes settled down.

[BlackpoolBhoy]

Ok thanks, but what I said about Mons and WW1 was undoubtedly correct.

[beowulfsword08]

I wouldn't know I study the Dark Ages not modern history

[reb0118]

Pretty much. At th battle of the Somme it was a Scots bttn - th 16th Royal Scots who made th greatest gains. There is a bk about them - "McCrae's Battalion" - well worth th read.

"Have you forgotton yet?.....

Look down & swear by the slain o the war That you'll never forget."

Siegfried Sassoon.

Th Home Nations should lay aside their petty squables & look to th bigger picture. I am a proud SCOT first & foremost. ENGLISHMEN be proud to call yrselves thus & wave yr St. George's wi pride.

[salfordsredarmy]

Weren't the Normans Norse anyway?

[beowulfsword08]

Partly Norse but were speaking and acting like the French by 1066. They tried to rule by Salien law, they changed a perfectly good monetary and law system. It took the revolt of the barons to kick the frogs out.

[reb0118]

Have you read "Beowulf" - I've just finished it.

[beowulfsword08]

Reb I have a copy in A-S and modern English and have read it.

[chris25fr]

You know the real name of William the conqueror ?

Guillaume Le Conquérant. Half Norman/half French. His mother tongue was French.His mother was Non Norman.

And half the invaders were from other regions of France . Anger region for example

[chris25fr]

But you are right to protect your identy. It is normal.Everybody does it.

[beowulfsword08]

He is known as William the Bastard where I come from.

[reb0118]

Guillaume le Batard. Does anyone know how to put the wee circumflex (^) thingy over the "a"?

[chris25fr]

type first ^ then the letter and it is done. Except if you have a different keyboard than me.

And yes,you call him "Guillaume le Batard". In France,we call him simply "Guillaume le conquérant". He is bured in France.

A little bit like Charlemagne who is buried in modern Germany. Despite being king of French first

ps: William was a Franco-Norman. His mother was French (non Norman) and his father Norman.

[salfordsredarmy]

If you're gonna start talking about ethnicity the chances are the English are indigenous Britons as the Normans, or even Anglo-Saxons for that matter, never greatly contributed to the English gene pool. They simply took over the ruling class, the reason many call themselves Anglo-Saxon is because England (Angle-land) is named after that tribe. The correct term to refer to the English, not taking into account immigration, would probably be Anglo-Britons or Anglo-Celts!

[beowulfsword08]

Don't even go there I suggest you look at town names in England MOST are of Saxon or Norse derivation. Brythonic names are few, apart from rivers and mountain/hills which seem to have kept them. I do not consider myself Brythonic I'm Saxon by right, by birth and by the grace of Seaxenote

[salfordsredarmy]

We also speak English derived from Anglo-Saxon a Germanic language however this doesn't change my opinion. Studies have been made that suggest my opinion is right, studies have probably been made suggesting your opinion, which I think is an ancient myth, is right. I suppose we'll have to agree to disagree on this one. Has it never struck your mind though that the reason the place names aren't Brythonic is because the language the people spoke wasn't Brythonic? After all London is a Celtic name!

[beowulfsword08]

The Angles, Saxons and Jutes who first migrated to Southern England after the Romans left said the cities were in ruin with virtually no one living there. Look to the black layer in Canterbury or Colchester The places had been torched. Yes London is a Brythonic name. but places named with by ham or ton are def a sign that the populace that settled were Germanic but I do not believe that the locals just upped sticks and went to Wales. They were still about!

[salfordsredarmy]

The Jutes were invited to Britain as mercenaries against the Picts. Once they defeated the attackers, the Britons went back on their word and the Anglo-Saxons revolted however I don't buy into the story that they were all exterminated and the remnainder ran to the West. I believe the population after this was both Germanic and Brythonic hence why I think Anglo-Celtic/Brythonic would be the correct term to describe English ethnicity!

[beowulfsword08]

Yes the theory supports this and some of the Roman auxillaries were in fact Germanic. The proof of this is several shrines on Hadrians Wall that are dedicated to Germanic Gods and Godesses. Those Germanic soldiers never left and integrated with what population was still around.

[salfordsredarmy]

So are we agreed that the English are a good mix of Germanic and Brythonic ethnically?

We maybe related to the Germanic people, I don't argue that, however we are still related to the Celtic people.

I totally agree with the fact our language derives from a Germanic one, and has had many influences since, however our culture has had so many influences also that you can't really say our culture is Germanic. For instance today they still do Celtic wrestling in parts of Lancashire and Cumbria.

[beowulfsword08]

Wrestling is not as good as a gurning contest lolz

[beowulfsword08]

There are a few things that stick out as Germanic in culture, one that springs to mind is May Pole dancing and the other is the festivities surrounding Easter.

[beowulfsword08]

In Germany I know they dance round what we call a Maypole on Midsummers eve/day. Eostre is quite different though, in Europe the name derives from the Hebrew Pesach/passover in the form of Paschal. I know only of one instance that that name is used here in the UK, it belongs to a rare flower called the Pasque Flower that grows in certain spots in England. The term Easter derives from the goddess Eostre. She is the Saxon goddess of spring and rebirth.

[salfordsredarmy]

Yeah but that's not necessarily something we've picked up from Germanic cultures it's something that Christianity has, as Christianity, so I've heard, is based on Pagan calendar events, for example Christmas was called Yuletide before Christ was even born I think. Leading many to think Christianity was just invented by the Romans as a form of control and scare-mongering to keep the public in order.

[beowulfsword08]

Christmas was originally Saturnalia in the Roman pagan calendar. Yuletide is Germanic and yes it is older than Christianity again certain pieces of these feasts come through and are Christianised. St Augustine when he came and converted the Saxons etc that were in Kent, was told by Pope Gregory to integrate the pagan festivals to make it more acceptable to the converted.

[salfordsredarmy]

Just to add to that, the usual reply is why would the English at that time refer to the Welsh as Welsh, meaning foreigner, I believe this was because they spoke a language different to their's therefore their's was foreign to us. If your theory is right we would be closely related to the Danes, Dutch and Germans however we refer to them as foreign don't we?!

[beowulfsword08]

The word Wal or Wel means foreigner or stranger in a lot of germanic languages (See Cornwall which the A-S refers to as West Wales or Walloon by the Flemish ppl.) Just as Gall is stranger or foreigner in both Gaelic languages in Scotland and Ireland. The English are very closely related to Danes, Dutch and Germans. I find that after studying A-S I can read German an Dutch a little easier. But yes we do refer to our continental brothers as foreign..... it's the island mentality of being

[beowulfsword08]

isolated from the continent. You see similar behaviour on the Western Isles or even the Shetland Isles here the UK

[salfordsredarmy]

To add to that I think 'Wall' was also used by the Scoti tribes to describe the Britons. Not sure if it's something they picked up off the Anglo-Saxons however I'm sure it was as William Wallace's native tongue was Cumbric (a language closely related to Welsh) not Gaelic, hence why his family name was 'Wall'-ace.

[beowulfsword08]

Wallaces grand parents were from the borders of Wales/England around Chepstow. Certainly his grandparents would have spoke Welsh. Wallisc again from A-S became Wallace!

[salfordsredarmy]

Hmmm...my understanding is different, I was under the impression his family were Cumbric speakers from the Caledonia area, as this was the native tongue of Scotland before the Gaels arrived and the language remained in the lowland areas.

[beowulfsword08]

He may have been from what was the old Kingdoms of Rheged or Strathclyde. But his grandparents were definately Welsh marches ppl.

[salfordsredarmy]

Think it was Strathclyde, Rheged would have been under English rule at that point!

[beowulfsword08]

indeed :)

[danielthebestbestbes]

im sik of yanks calling us brits were not were english we need to wake up and look what is happening around us.but there is no point in complanin if u dont vote bnp be proud to say u are english england

[mvann5566]

bnp dont recognise English as English,i nearly joined till i was told i was british,britain is a union not a country,i am English,i know who i am,my identity was given to me by my parents and their parents before them--no one will take my identity away,men in suits dont decide who i am,i was born to my parents not this or anyother government..and the best teacher for your children is you..deny who you are and you are a nobody,cheers

[turboblooper]

well said i agree

[mvann5566]

would also like to say i went wyoming and montana last year and i can only recall twice being called a brit,both times i corrected and explained the difference,all other times i was asked if i was English and it was clear "we" are "loved" around that area because we covered a massive area and the glow of friendliness and warmth never changed,maybe different where i go this year but i will never forget the welcome we recieved last year...wonderful people.

[scarff94]

great poem :)

[laxy69]

i hate the british be told i am english not scot nor irish nor welsh . I am English. Getting you out our flag would suit me fine .....we a joke at the mo...for god sake let us get our pride back

[Calum360]

OMG!!! That is the best peice of english Lit. I have ever heard. It makes me PROUD!!

The next generations will soon forget our Great past because they're not being taught about it in schools, I think it's disgracefull!

Long live the Queen! Rule Britainia!

[icfmike07]

im 16 and i already love england so much

i fly my flag all the time if im told by a fuckin foreigner to take it down i will fuck kill them i love england i have never been so proud of something. my heart is with england forever and i no i will never let england get taken away. this small islands has been through so much just to be forgotten not just world wars and empires but much more

ENGLAND PRIDE PROTECT PASSION

[BlackpoolBhoy]

Oh and IcfMike07, England isn't an island, twat.

[xxdualityxx]

Whenever someone (mostly americans) say im British I say, "No im not, im English"

[AceMcFool]

It's sad. England has given the world so much. Now being from within by the left wing moral relavists who wish to sell the nation to the Arab oil money and into Islamic slavery.

Every week I teach children that England was the greatest country of the last milennium, but inside I feel sad for its demise. I pray that some fight remains in the the Englishman, to try to reclaim their greatness.

[longbow1415]

Forever England.

I love the place i love the people and i love the history.

FOREVER ENGLAND NEVER BRITISH.

[garethegreat]

English born and bred. Fish and chips, real ale and rugby! English all over

[bmillsy57]

Im english through and through and i know i agree with this. everybody english should fly the st georges cross and if we get called racist who gives a fuck really?? its our country and we should be proud to be english!

[xxsweetxbabexx]

Makes me so mad knowing whatever white british people do they are branded as a racist! We give someone a dirty look were classed as a racist, we cant fly our OWN flag because its racist, makes me sick BUT yet muslims are allowed to have allah wrote across their car windows, fly their flags and be actually racist to us and they ALL get away with it! Thats why I will forever vote for the BNP lets make britian great once more!

[augirl4eva]

I'm American, but I loved the poem. I'm kinda lost but not completely. I love Promp & Circustances, especially at graduations!

[imaneviltory]

this is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO true and finally someone agrees withme! what an insane country where it's racist to fly an england flag!! but it's fine for cab drivers to have indian flags in their cabs, but if we have an england flag, in OUR country, it's racist?!! haha what a joke. I LOVE ENGLAND!!!!!!!!!!!

[fredwestsworkvest]

SO true i wonder what my kids have to look forward to.We need more patriots like you guys long live in england

[ConfederatBoy]

Fucking great poem, English people need to stand up and show what we're made of. I'M ENGLISH NOT BRITISH.

[poster07]

I agree, why fly the union flag if you are English, Irish, Scottish or Welsh? fly the flag of your home country. For me it is also St George as I am an Englishman living in England.

[PeleusAeginus]

he may not be much fun but her is right

[parkakane]

Preachy but he's right

[parkakane]

It isn't the Union Jack m8. common mistake made by people who know sod all about Great Britain

[13171317]

so do you want a medal then?

[imperialbritain]

The British people may not be the most powerful anymore but we have something unique, the will to resist and fight to the end of the world, to save our nation.

[rival1313]

you english!! you are great! iam a yank and i love and respect you deeply! my grand parents came from england! my struggle may be different,my accent not the same! but i feel like england is the motherland! be proud! your a great people! iam not a traitor to my home! but iam a yank loyal to the crown!

[Pimentel660]

@rival1313 I am the same, But I do NOT call myself a yankee nor am I loyal to America. I am English and I am proper and I would fight til the death for England, For England is great England is superior and I will protect it anyway I can.

[ChocolateFrogPrince]

You're, not your. You're is a contraction of you are.

Your is a possessive noun beening belonging to you.

And this might all sound terribly anal but there's a serious point underneath it all. If we are going to be proud of our nation without sounding jingoistic and racist then we have a duty to know about our nation and to get right those things we claim to be proud of.

And as it happens I play sax in a band and have been known to dance on tables.

[MarchForEngland]

I can see where you are coming from c.f.p, As with a clock each cog serves it's own purpose, each with a part to play, maybe comments like these are an aid in help with the way forward of what we seek to achieve.

[ChocolateFrogPrince]

I think it's important to get things right. I get just as annoyed when something uniquely British is undermined for fear of "offending" someone. We must be the only country on the planet who are actively ashamed of our history. That's a pretty poor show.

[ChocolateFrogPrince]

On the subject of inaccuracy, I'd like to point out that at the Battle of Agincourtwhich is quoted here as a place where England lost a host of her sons, we hardly lost anyone at all and it remains one of the most remarkable one sided victories in the history of battle.

[ChocolateFrogPrince]

On the subject of getting things right, England did not lose a "host of her sons" at Agincourt. The Battle of Agincourt was fought on St Crispins Day, 25 Oct. 1415 and was a remarkably one sided victory for the English, who lost around 100 men in comparison with the French who lost between 20-30,000. By commparison we lost nearly 2/3 of our male population in WWI. If one is proud of one's country, one learns these things even though they no longer teach British history in school.

[13171317]

you lot should learn to fight then.. eh

[ChocolateFrogPrince]

The Union Jack is an ensign of The Royal Navy. It is the emblam of our nation at sea and denotes Crown command of a vessel. It holds the same colouration and pattern as our National Flag, properly known as the Union Flag, but the dimentions are different. There is a very important and historical distinction between the two that true patriots of our country should strive to learn and understand. As they should the correct use of The Queen's English.

[yonfarcountry]

While we are on the subject of correcting people, let us first make sure WE are correct. Firstly, it is "emblem" and not "emblam" and secondly, "dimensions", not "dimentions". I thought I should point this out to avoid "egg on face". But you are quite right about the contraction "you're". I have become heartily sick of seeing our language butchered and I hate to say it but it appears regularly on patriotic websites.

We MUST get these things right.

[ChocolateFrogPrince]

Don't confuse an inability to type with a poor command of language.

[poster07]

You seem to have confused your inability to spell with an inability to type.

[PeleusAeginus]

spot on

[ChocolateFrogPrince]

Two things.

Firstly, it is "Don't say YOU'RE English". You're is a contraction of you are. Your is a possessive noun.

Secondly it is the Union Flag. The Union Jack is a naval standard, a smaller, shaped adaptation of the national emblem specifically used on ships to denote nationality. They are not the same thing.

If one must argue, it is better to do so from a point of correctness. This gives authority and no opportunity to be undermined.

[AKAnuclearted]

Fantasic video... 5*****