A question about Great Britain

[oldkicker]

Has it always been called GREAT Britain?

Or was it once just Britain?

And then GOOD Britain?

BETTER Britain?

FAIR TO MIDDLIN' Britain?

And who named it anyhoo?

 

[gina2000]

Are we board today?

 

[Goofyposter]

Groosch!
Thar'll always be a Brittan, and Brittan will be free!

It's a very Great Brittan!

If my Goofy history is right...it became know as such once Scotland and Wales became part of the UK....

Here's a poem I especially like...ENGLAND
It looks like London town might be on fire
You can't even see the Big Ben tower.
The bombers come most every night
They fill the sky until early light.
The destruction they leave is a terrible sight.
Nothing can stop our will to fight.

The chubby guy in the air raid wardens hat
Shook his fist at the sky and uttered that.
We shall fight on the beaches,in the fields and in the towns
We shall never surrender the Kings Crown
We shall fight forever,you will never put us down.
Try to cross the English Channel and you will drown.

In America at the movies every night
On the news reels we could see Englands plight.
England was once my grandparents homeland
And we could never understand
Why America didn't lend a helping hand.
No one knew what our President had planned.

There will always be an England,and England shall be free
Somehow there will always be an England for you and me.
First came bundles for Britain,then destroyers for the fleet
And the Salvation Army collecting on every street
Lend lease an obligation we had to meet.
So England could stand on her feet.

Then one Sunday morn,at Pearl Harbor far across the foam
The bombs began to fall on us, England no longer stands alone.
Then a million men crossed the hostile sea
From American shores came a great army.
We are here Sir Winston we have answered your plea
Now England will forever be free.
How many soldiers were here?

Was anyone's guess
But England became a mighty fortress
And wherever you go you always hear
Hello Yank glad your here.
So Jami,and Margaret and Jenny,stand up and cheer
You have nothing more too fear.

I'm proud I was part of that mighty host
Those are memories I treasure the most.
Now I can still see the streets of London town
And remember the last night at the Stag and Hound
And Jenny saying,lets have one more round.
Tomorrow none of us may be around.
~Elmer Ake~

 

[Poohshoney]

Wonder if we'll ever be Greatest Britain! Nah, probably not.

Doubt we were ever anything other than great - too patriotic to be anything else!

 

[Micca]

I think anyone who has been to Britain would agree it is Great

 

[Poohshoney]

That's great too Micca - I'm glad you had a good time!