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God Save Our Queen - Funeral will be Mon 19th September (p26)
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seth plum said:Swindon_Addick said:cantersaddick said:Sillybilly said:Go on then, how many of us knew the second verse of God Save the King?
Apparently there are loads of verses including one about defeating the Scottish and Catholics. Not sure that one would have the same feel.
Personally I'm Catholic and loathe Jacobites with a passion. So I'm not a big fan of the song, even when used by people who clearly don't have any hint of Jacobite sympathies. Nonetheless, I now have the unusual arrangement of it that they were using stuck on loop in my head.0 -
Swindon_Addick said:seth plum said:Swindon_Addick said:cantersaddick said:Sillybilly said:Go on then, how many of us knew the second verse of God Save the King?
Apparently there are loads of verses including one about defeating the Scottish and Catholics. Not sure that one would have the same feel.
Personally I'm Catholic and loathe Jacobites with a passion. So I'm not a big fan of the song, even when used by people who clearly don't have any hint of Jacobite sympathies. Nonetheless, I now have the unusual arrangement of it that they were using stuck on loop in my head.0 -
I wonder if Harry, having become a "Royal" again for a few days, might be reconsidering some of his actions, including that book he's writing0
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Swindon_Addick said:seth plum said:Swindon_Addick said:cantersaddick said:Sillybilly said:Go on then, how many of us knew the second verse of God Save the King?
Apparently there are loads of verses including one about defeating the Scottish and Catholics. Not sure that one would have the same feel.
Personally I'm Catholic and loathe Jacobites with a passion. So I'm not a big fan of the song, even when used by people who clearly don't have any hint of Jacobite sympathies. Nonetheless, I now have the unusual arrangement of it that they were using stuck on loop in my head.My mothers side of the family are from Skye so it’s a familiar song from my childhood, don’t think there was much political intent behind it! I liked hearing it yesterday, reminded me of being a kid.1 -
I tend to associate The Skye Boat Song with Roger Whittaker!2
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Swindon_Addick said:seth plum said:Swindon_Addick said:cantersaddick said:Sillybilly said:Go on then, how many of us knew the second verse of God Save the King?
Apparently there are loads of verses including one about defeating the Scottish and Catholics. Not sure that one would have the same feel.
Personally I'm Catholic and loathe Jacobites with a passion. So I'm not a big fan of the song, even when used by people who clearly don't have any hint of Jacobite sympathies. Nonetheless, I now have the unusual arrangement of it that they were using stuck on loop in my head.1 -
for the 1st time in many years bought 2 newspapers this morning to keep for my little neices who are 2 and 3 and will give them when im an old man i hope3
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I love British history with a passion:
When I was young I thought Jacobites were small crackers ! An easy mistake to make when you are seven.
Jacobites as has already been stated were supporters of Bonnie Prince Charlie.
but not a lot of people know this ?
Jacobus is the Latin name for James.
You had to win on the battlefield to gain your Spurs; a big Arsenal helped and the problem for Harold Godwinson was after the great away victory at Stamford bridge the fixture pile up meant he had to play the next round too soon when his men were exhausted and there were no subs in those days so William the Bastard (Only becoming the conqueror in later years) with a decent wind in their sails reached the south coast and the rest is history with 1066 being a catalyst for change.
Moral to the story is always be on the winning side or else your body will be slain and found under a car park like Richard III.
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palarsehater said:for the 1st time in many years bought 2 newspapers this morning to keep for my little neices who are 2 and 3 and will give them when im an old man i hope4
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seth plum said:Swindon_Addick said:seth plum said:Swindon_Addick said:cantersaddick said:Sillybilly said:Go on then, how many of us knew the second verse of God Save the King?
Apparently there are loads of verses including one about defeating the Scottish and Catholics. Not sure that one would have the same feel.
Personally I'm Catholic and loathe Jacobites with a passion. So I'm not a big fan of the song, even when used by people who clearly don't have any hint of Jacobite sympathies. Nonetheless, I now have the unusual arrangement of it that they were using stuck on loop in my head.
King William of Orange came to the throne during the “glorious revolution” in the late 1600’s (glorious if you weren’t a Catholic) which came about after James II was booted out because of his religion.There were a couple of Jacobite (so called because they supported James II and his descendants claims to the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland) rebellions over the following decades but the Jacobite rebellion made famous in Skye boat song was circa 70 years after the glorious revolution when Bonnie Prince Charlie, grandson of James II, tried to retake the throne for his family through force. He did pretty well to start with, defeating the British army (the Act of Union had taken place by this point to unify England & Scotland politically) across a couple of battles in Scotland and controlled most of that country. He got a bit ahead of himself by invading England although he did make it as far as the midlands (Derby I think) before turning back. Ultimately he was defeated at the battle of Culloden in the highlands. Culloden is miscast as an English military victory over Scotland, it wasn’t really, it was the British army (including a large number of Scottish soldiers at the battle itself) putting down a rebellion.3 -
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palarsehater said:for the 1st time in many years bought 2 newspapers this morning to keep for my little neices who are 2 and 3 and will give them when im an old man i hope0
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se9addick said:seth plum said:Swindon_Addick said:seth plum said:Swindon_Addick said:cantersaddick said:Sillybilly said:Go on then, how many of us knew the second verse of God Save the King?
Apparently there are loads of verses including one about defeating the Scottish and Catholics. Not sure that one would have the same feel.
Personally I'm Catholic and loathe Jacobites with a passion. So I'm not a big fan of the song, even when used by people who clearly don't have any hint of Jacobite sympathies. Nonetheless, I now have the unusual arrangement of it that they were using stuck on loop in my head.
King William of Orange came to the throne during the “glorious revolution” in the late 1600’s (glorious if you weren’t a Catholic) which came about after James II was booted out because of his religion.There were a couple of Jacobite (so called because they supported James II and his descendants claims to the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland) rebellions over the following decades but the Jacobite rebellion made famous in Skye boat song was circa 70 years after the glorious revolution when Bonnie Prince Charlie, grandson of James II, tried to retake the throne for his family through force. He did pretty well to start with, defeating the British army (the Act of Union had taken place by this point to unify England & Scotland politically) across a couple of battles in Scotland and controlled most of that country. He got a bit ahead of himself by invading England although he did make it as far as the midlands (Derby I think) before turning back. Ultimately he was defeated at the battle of Culloden in the highlands. Culloden is miscast as an English military victory over Scotland, it wasn’t really, it was the British army (including a large number of Scottish soldiers at the battle itself) putting down a rebellion.
In fact the clan fought with the King at Culloden and with Robert the Bruce at Bannockburn. I wish the skill of picking the winners rubbed off on me!0 -
se9addick said:palarsehater said:for the 1st time in many years bought 2 newspapers this morning to keep for my little neices who are 2 and 3 and will give them when im an old man i hope2
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Some of the newspaper covers this morning were stunning to look at.0
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Just read on Sky News that approx 26.2m people watched the funeral in the UK.
If true, then it’s the most watched broadcast in this country in many years.
Looking down the list, the last thing to surpass that, quite bizarrely, was a New Years Day episode of Eastenders.
However, it’s a bigger number than Live Aid or Boris’ first lockdown announcement.0 -
cafctom said:Just read on Sky News that approx 26.2m people watched the funeral in the UK.
If true, then it’s the most watched broadcast in this country in many years.
Looking down the list, the last thing to surpass that, quite bizarrely, was a New Years Day episode of Eastenders.
However, it’s a bigger number than Live Aid or Boris’ first lockdown announcement.0 -
cafctom said:Just read on Sky News that approx 26.2m people watched the funeral in the UK.
If true, then it’s the most watched broadcast in this country in many years.
Looking down the list, the last thing to surpass that, quite bizarrely, was a New Years Day episode of Eastenders.
However, it’s a bigger number than Live Aid or Boris’ first lockdown announcement.A peak audience of around 28 million viewers watched the Queen's funeral in the UK on Monday, making it one of the country's biggest ever TV events.
More than 50 UK channels broadcast the service, as the nation paused to pay a final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II.
The overall audinence peaked at 12:25 BST, as her coffin was carried through the streets from Westminster Abbey.
Around 20 million people watched on BBC One at that time, while ITV's audience numbers peaked at 5.3 million.
The overnight figures from ratings body Barb do not include all viewers watching through streaming apps like BBC iPlayer and ITV Player, or those who saw it on big screens outdoors or in cinemas, churches or pubs.
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Interesting seating arrangements.
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MrWalker said:Interesting seating arrangements.0
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MrWalker said:Interesting seating arrangements.
As for Macron sitting nearer the front than Biden, that's either some complex rule of precedent based on some obscure technicality or else top level trolling.1 -
Swindon_Addick said:MrWalker said:Interesting seating arrangements.
As for Macron sitting nearer the front than Biden, that's either some complex rule of precedent based on some obscure technicality or else top level trolling.
Trump would have pushed his way through and turfed The King out of his seat.
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The King and Camilla have flown up to Scotland for some private time to grieve. And much needed rest, away from the public eye, after the turbulent last 2 weeks3
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I've learned so much about royal stuff recently that I have to keep reminding myself that I'm not a royalist. I'm more a republican who admired the Queen as an individual and respected the way she stayed out of the way of the elected politicians.
I really liked the short piece by Lewis Goodall, who used to do political analysis for Newsnight but is with LBC nowadays, musing on why so many people who aren't royalists were so caught up in the funeral.
As a test for my newly-acquired knowledge of things royal, I think the job of throwing an errant president out of the Abbey would have fallen to the blokes with the swan feathers on their helmets?
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Swindon_Addick said:MrWalker said:Interesting seating arrangements.
As for Macron sitting nearer the front than Biden, that's either some complex rule of precedent based on some obscure technicality or else top level trolling.
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DaveMehmet said:carly burn said:Bearer party off for a pint.
We'll deserved. Stalwarts each and every one of them.
I of course take full credit as I lent them my S/T's a couple of times years ago, it must of instilled the sort of moral fibre in the lad, needed to achieve that sort of feat.
Joking aside, that's a bragging story for down the pub for the rest of your natural, "I saw Charlton at The Valley".5 -
aliwibble said:Swindon_Addick said:MrWalker said:Interesting seating arrangements.
As for Macron sitting nearer the front than Biden, that's either some complex rule of precedent based on some obscure technicality or else top level trolling.4 -
Chizz said:palarsehater said:for the 1st time in many years bought 2 newspapers this morning to keep for my little neices who are 2 and 3 and will give them when im an old man i hope2
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I would imagine Biden was nearer the toilets.6
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Swindon_Addick said:MrWalker said:Interesting seating arrangements.
As for Macron sitting nearer the front than Biden, that's either some complex rule of precedent based on some obscure technicality or else top level trolling.
*This is like watching Dave, it's a repeat*
The reason Joe Biden was seated near the back was because it was nearer to the loo.
Edited 🤦🏻♂️ I will have to start reading from the last Post 🎺 as great minds think alike!1