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"God Save the King" (alternatively "God Save the Queen" when the British monarch is female) is the national anthem of the United Kingdom and the royal anthem of each of the British Crown Dependencies, one of two national anthems of New Zealand, and the royal anthem of most Commonwealth realms.
Apr 15, 2024 · The oldest national anthem is Great Britain ’s “ God Save the Queen ,” which was described as a national anthem in 1825, although it had been popular as a patriotic song and used on occasions of royal ceremonial since the mid-18th century.
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Apr 16, 2016 · 'God Save The King' was a patriotic song first publicly performed in London in 1745, which came to be known as the National Anthem at the beginning of the nineteenth century. In September 1745 the 'Young Pretender' to the British Throne, Prince Charles Edward Stuart, defeated the army of King George II at Prestonpans, near Edinburgh.
Sep 12, 2011 · National Anthem of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - "God Save The Queen" Includes lyrics in English.
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“God Save the Queen” (or “God Save the King”, depending on the gender of the ruling monarch) was first publicly performed in London in 1745 to support King George II after he was defeated...
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May 7, 2023 · ‘ God Save the King ’ is the British national anthem, as well as that of all Commonwealth realms, their territories, and the Crown Dependencies in the British isles. The title in the anthem changes between ‘King’ and ‘Queen’ depending on the current British monarch.
Charles Dimont traces the origin and history of ‘God Save the King’ (or ‘God Save the Queen’), the British national anthem. Charles Dimont | Published in History Today Volume 3 Issue 5 May 1953. Prime minister William Pitt and the Scottish Secretary of State for War Henry Dundas sing the national anthem, by cartoonist James Gillray c. 1795.
