Rule Britannia may have been written as a song of opposition to King George II, rather than a patriotic anthem, according to an Oxford historian. Oliver Cox unearthed letters believed to be written by ...

Critics have long said Rule, Britannia! has uncomfortable associations with slavery and colonialism - Guy Bell/PA Wire Labour’s shadow culture secretary has said Rule, Britannia! “alienates” many ...

On the same evening as the Huntingdon train knife attack, I watched a group of kids at a major railway station chanting ‘Rule Britannia’ and shoving strangers, says Victoria Richards. Following a ...

When Britain first, at Heaven’s command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of her land, And guardian angels sung the strain: Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves! Britons never ...

Nottingham cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason has suggested that "Rule, Britannia!" should be axed from the Last Night of the Proms because of how "uncomfortable" it makes many people feel. The BBC's annual ...