Happy St George's Day

Henry Irving

Shakespeare
Darwin
Tom Paine
The steam engine
Emily Pankhurst
Parliamentary democracy
William Blake
Turner
The English Language
Cricket
Football
Most other team games
George Orwell
Agatha Christie
The BBC
Ray Davies
Lots of great pop music
Nelson
Wellington
Tommy Atkins

Henry Irving

There are jewels in the crown of England's glory
And every jewel shines a thousand ways

Frankie Howerd, Noel Coward and garden gnomes
Frankie Vaughan, Kenneth Horne, Sherlock Holmes
Monty, Biggles and Old King Cole
In the pink or on the dole
Oliver Twist and Long John Silver
Captain Cook and Nelly Dean
Enid Blyton, Gilbert Harding
Malcolm Sargent, Graham Greene (Graham Greene)

All the jewels in the crown of England's glory
Too numerous to mention, but a few
And every one could tell a different story
And show old England's glory something new

Nice bit of kipper and Jack the Ripper and Upton Park
Gracie, Cilla, Maxy Miller, Petula Clark
Winkles, Woodbines, Walnut Whips
Vera Lynn and Stafford Cripps
Lady Chatterley, Muffin the Mule
Winston Churchill, Robin Hood
Beatrix Potter, Baden-Powell
Beecham's powders, Yorkshire pud (Yorkshire pud)

With Billy Bunter, Jane Austen
Reg Hampton, George Formby
Billy Fury, Little Titch
Uncle Mac, Mr. Pastry and all
Uncle mac, Mr. Patry and all

Alright England?
G'wan England
Oh England

All the jewels in the crown of England's glory
Too numerous to mention, but a few
And every one could tell a different story
And show old England's glory something new

Somerset Maugham, Top Of The Form with the Boys' Brigade
Mortimer Wheeler, Christine Keeler and the Board of Trade
Henry Cooper, wakey wakey, England's labor
Standard Vanguard, spotted dick, England's workers
England's glory

charlton_hero

Happy St George's Day

Big_Bad_World

Happy St George's Day. The most important day for English people in the calendar.

I hope you're all well, staying safe and looking out for one another.

This great nation has faced challenges in the past and has always come through those challenges. It will do so again, despite its tiny minority of detractors, knockers and naysayers.

soapy_jones

In these troubling times i take the greatest of solace from the gift of being born an Englishman.

Happy St George's Day to you all.

Johnnysummers5

Happy St George's Day

alan dugdale

Happy St George’s Day

Brendan_O_Connell

Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;

Or close the wall up with our English dead.

In peace there's nothing so becomes a man

As modest stillness and humility:

But when the blast of war blows in our ears,

Then imitate the action of the tiger;

Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood,

Disguise fair nature with hard-favour'd rage;

Then lend the eye a terrible aspect;

Let pry through the portage of the head

Like the brass cannon; let the brow o'erwhelm it

As fearfully as doth a galled rock

O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,

Swill'd with the wild and wasteful ocean.

Now set the teeth and stretch the nostril wide,

Hold hard the breath and bend up every spirit

To his full height. On, on, you noblest English.

Whose blood is fet from fathers of war-proof!

Fathers that, like so many Alexanders,

Have in these parts from morn till even fought

And sheathed their swords for lack of argument:

Dishonour not your mothers; now attest

That those whom you call'd fathers did beget you.

Be copy now to men of grosser blood,

And teach them how to war. And you, good yeoman,

Whose limbs were made in England, show us here

The mettle of your pasture; let us swear

That you are worth your breeding; which I doubt not;

For there is none of you so mean and base,

That hath not noble lustre in your eyes.

I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,

Straining upon the start. The game's afoot:

Follow your spirit, and upon this charge

Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!'

801912601

Happy St George’s day - proud to be an Englishman

seth plum

456 years since the birth of one of the greatest people ever to have lived on this planet.
Born in Stratford upon Avon in England.
WS.

Taxi_Lad

Shag

What a lovely day for it, happy St George’s Day everyone, enjoy!

i_b_b_o_r_g

Henry Irving said:

Shakespeare
Darwin
Tom Paine
The steam engine
Parliamentary democracy
William Blake
Turner
The English Language
Cricket
Football
Most other team games
George Orwell
Agatha Christie
The BBC
ibborg
Ray Davies
Lots of great pop music
Nelson
Wellington
Tommy Atkins

i_b_b_o_r_g

Happy St George's Day folks

Croydon

British by birth, English by the grace of God. Happy St George's day everyone!

I've had to fold the bottom to appease the neighbours.

DA9

If anyone is interested and on Facebook, a DJ friend of mine is holding a St Georges day celebration live session taking requests later on today

https://facebook.com/events/s/land-of-hope-glory-plus-your-u/553654352256227/?ti=icl

GlassHalfFull

And requesting respectful permission to pay due homage to a precious corner of our special and blessed land,  namely the Garden County of Kent. Forever Invicta - indeed Unconquered - may our dear beleaguered football club take all heart !!

letthegoodtimesroll

Basically a St George’s day when an Englishman's home is his castle and he’s at home with the drawbridge raised to keep outsiders away

bobmunro

England, my England

What have I done for you,
England, my England?
What is there I would not do,
England, my own?
With your glorious eyes austere,
As the Lord were walking near,
Whispering terrible things and dear
As the Song on your bugles blown,
England—
Round the world on your bugles blown!
 

Where shall the watchful sun,
England, my England,
Match the master-work you've done,
England, my own?
When shall he rejoice agen
Such a breed of mighty men
As come forward, one to ten,
To the Song on your bugles blown,
England—
Down the years on your bugles blown?
 

Ever the faith endures,
England, my England:—
'Take and break us: we are yours,
England, my own!
Life is good, and joy runs high
Between English earth and sky:
Death is death; but we shall die
To the Song on your bugles blown,
England—
To the stars on your bugles blown!'
 

They call you proud and hard,
England, my England:
You with worlds to watch and ward,
England, my own!
You whose mail'd hand keeps the keys
Of such teeming destinies,
You could know nor dread nor ease
Were the Song on your bugles blown,
England,
Round the Pit on your bugles blown!
 

Mother of Ships whose might,
England, my England,
Is the fierce old Sea's delight,
England, my own,
Chosen daughter of the Lord,
Spouse-in-Chief of the ancient Sword,
There 's the menace of the Word
In the Song on your bugles blown,
England—
Out of heaven on your bugles blown!

William Ernest Henley

seth plum

There are countless beautiful people and places in England. 
On a day like today I wish I were walking through Lydford Gorge, or schlepping around Brighton. 
Any other English lazy sunny day recommendations?

blackpool72

1st St.Georges day I can remember when I can't celebrate with a pint or three down the pub.

Will have to make up for it at a later date.
In the meantime happy St.Georges day to all and stay safe. 

Carter

Happy st George's day patriots 

Plumstead_Micky

Happy St George's Day! Beer and a BBQ in the garden it'll have to be.

bobmunro

seth plum said:

There are countless beautiful people and places in England. 
On a day like today I wish I were walking through Lydford Gorge, or schlepping around Brighton. 
Any other English lazy sunny day recommendations?

A walk around Rydal Water ending up by Rydal Mount and gazing on the daffodils in Dora's Field - followed by a couple of pints in The Badger Bar.

I'd settle for that on a beautiful St Georges Day like this. Maybe next year.

Lordflashheart

Remember that you are an Englishman, and have consequently won first prize in the lottery of life

Happy St George’s Day from a very proud Englishman 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

se9addick

Happy St George’s day - and a beautiful day to celebrate too!! 

Spitfire76

Happy at George’s day all & loverly to see so many proud Englishmen 

DoctorCharlton

Feels like St Patrick’s day is celebrated more than St George’s day these days. 

SouthWest_Addicks

DoctorCharlton said:

Feels like St Patrick’s day is celebrated more than St George’s day these days.

Agreed, but I think that down to Guiness having excellent marketing campaigns to help it.

Happy St George’s day all. England shirt on in the garden enjoying the lovely weather and the day to celebrate all which makes England great.

southamptonaddick

Happy St George's day to everyone.

With a lot of people staying home it's like the Bank Holiday that it should be every year. 

se9addick

DoctorCharlton said:

Feels like St Patrick’s day is celebrated more than St George’s day these days. 

Celebrate both!