Rule Britannia, Britannia rule the waves...

Thanks for viewing this video. Sorry for the quality, I made it in like 20 minutes, using the first pictures I've found. I like the song, and there was no good version available back then. Sorry for the commercials (not my fault, someone claimed property rights for the song - I'm not even sure it is the right owner but whatever, I have no choice). In 2013, I decided to moderate comments, because there were too many of them, too many endless flame wars about 'my nation X is better than yours Y'.

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Rule Britannia (lyrics : James Thomson ; music : Thomas Arne). 1740

When Britain first, at heaven's command,
Aro-o-o-ose from out the a-a-a-zure main,
Arose, arose, arose from out the a-azure main,
This was the charter, the charter of the land,
And guardian A-a-angels sang this strain:

Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.
Rule Britannia!
Britannia rule the waves.
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.

Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
More dreadful, from each foreign stroke;
As the loud blast that tears the skies,
Serves but to root thy native oak.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."

The Muses, still with freedom found,
Shall to thy happy coast repair;
Blest Isle! With matchless beauty crown'd,
And manly hearts to guard the fair.
"Rule, Britannia! rule the waves:
"Britons never will be slaves."

Britannia rule the waves.
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.

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[Axel Löfgren]

3.10. is it Victoria and Disraeli?

[ColonelHarry]

Yes.

p.s. for everyone : 1/ sorry for the quality of the video. I put the first images I found back then, and made it in like 20 minutes. I didn't search very deeply for the pictures. 2/ refrain from making agressive, historic or xenophobic developments, youtube is not the best place for this.

[11CrniHR]

Epic and mo$t in$piring $ong...greeting$ from beautiful Croatia to our briti$h touri$t$=)

[Chef Jeff Tendick]

I am an American, with roots in various European nations, but mostly Germany and Britain/Scotland. I always have to correct my fellow citizens that the war started on September 1st, 1939, not on December 7th, 1941. And at first our armies were pitifully equipped, quite unready for that new type of warfare.

As with WWI, we came in late, did our best, and then somehow our propagandists made it seem like we won the war alone. I know it took a lot of blood, sweat and tears of allies. Cheers!

[PoKeLegends1]

But Gibraltar is disputed. When will nations learn to share? That's something I learnt in nursery school, and yet nations 1000s of years old can't.

[camred123]

I wish I could be back in the United Kingdom. Oh well. I guess it's good enough to live in it's neighbour :)

Greetings from Dublin, Ireland!

[TheVengador2012]

rip davey boy smith

[Joseph Stalin]

AND SOVIET RUSSIA.

[gaylordoftheworld]

Rule Britannia! Greetings from Germany ;)

[Jon Snow]

Finger cancer?

[Ismaelmt1]

its a pity that such a great empire and state,nowadays is being destroyed by immigrants and muslims,wake up!!!before its too late

[MusicallyRetardedKid]

There will always be an England.

[elbones1982]

said the boy in the corner

[1tobedoneX]

Don't forget the Canadians!